You Can't Turn A Bad Girl Good,

I Noticed That Difference Early On, Like If You Were Successful In Rock 'n' Roll, That Was A Really Bad Thing, You Almost Had To Hide It. You Had These Guys Selling 200 Million Records With Dirty T-shirts On. I Was Like, 'come On, Man. Come On. We Know You're Successful.' Hip-hop Is More About Attaining Wealth. People Respect Success. They Respect Big. They Don't Even Have To Like Your Music. If You're Big Enough, People Are Drawn To You.

I Dumb Down For My Audience And Double My Dollars...

Just When I Thought I Had Everything, I Lost It All

The Fans Get To See You, And You Can Do Great By Your Record If You Have A Great Performance Or A Great Night There. That's All Part Of The Business. But At Their Core, Awards Shows Are Not Really A Sincere Thing. For A Lot Of Years, The Artists Had To Pay To Play Their Own Set.

The Burden Of Poverty Isn't Just That You Don't Always Have The Things You Need, It's The Feeling Of Being Embarrassed Every Day Of Your Life, And You'd Do Anything To Lift That Burden.