So wake me up when it's all over When I'm wiser and I'm older All this time I was finding myself And I didn't know I was lost

Hip-hop educated me about other forms of music, because it sampled from all different styles.

We live in an era of consumerism and it's all about desire-based consumerism and it has nothing to do with things we actually need.

You can feel a lot of things, and that's okay. Channel that into your passion.

Industry executives sacrificed art for what sells and mega-stars now saturate the market with the same tired lyrics.

In school, I studied psychology, linguistics, neuroscience. I understand that there is a real lack of respect for the brain.

Compassion can change a lot of things, including the world. Young people especially need to know that, because they're the future.

What do you actually need? Food, clothing and shelter. Everything else is entertainment.

People need to spread love towards strangers. We all bleed the same blood and we are all part of a global community now.

Salsa, classic rock, soul music, jazz... all of that was a part of my education in making hip-hop music.

America's biggest export is media and I think that's a positive thing.

I thought this would be the end of your antics. There are three hundred guests sitting in the church and suddenly you believe you can fly?

Nobody was ever meant to remember or invent what he did with every cent.

This life you cry up so much is what I wanted to extinguish by suicide, whereas my dream, my dream—oh, it has revealed to me a great, new, regenerated intensity of life!

The world is run by C students

I've been very fortunate in my collaborators throughout my career.

Neglect of appearance becomes men.

Worship is our response to the overtures of love from the heart of the Father.

I have made new friends and have many new people that I know. But hey, you will always be a special part of my heart because no one has been able to replace the space you left in it.

I grew up going to museums. I was privileged to discover art and artists in a very personal way.

When you create something out of thin air you have to know the human heart.