The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10 times smarter, braver and more polite to be equal. So I did.
I'm always in range of a microphone. I even have a studio at home.
This is the industry that wants [music], the rap industry.
I am always with London On Da Track, Wheezy, 808 Mafia Mike Will Made It, Ricky Racks.
I repeat it until it works. It is important to record, otherwise you lose ideas. That's why I never stay away from the studio, I always [have] something to ask.
It was stressful [to live as a child in a Sylvian Hills]. It's always been complicated, honestly. . . I do not really want to tell you, actually. It bothers me that you want me to tell this.
This is where the guys who copy me are planted: I do not use auto-tune, I sing. That's my advice!
No family gets rich from earning the minimum wage. In fact, the current minimum wage does not even lift a family out of poverty.
I hate restaurants that play music. You come out for a quiet meal, and you're supposed to put up with all this booming. Why? It's madness!
James Brown opened at least six of our House of Blues clubs. He always delivered, but he demanded the respect of an emperor. But, come on, he's James Brown !. . . I got to play on stage with him. Did he ever fine me ? (Brown was known to fine players for flubbing notes or steps) - I would have loved to have been fined by James Brown !
My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win. . . channel your energy. Focus.