In the early '80s, I was blown away when I began to hear some of the earliest hip-hop songs, and I'm fascinated by all the permutations the genre has gone through.

There has always been a correlation between money and art.

My alter ego does not look in too great a mood today.

While we do not need art to live, I couldn't imagine a life without it.

I think that creative people, wherever they are, in any field, take inspiration wherever they can find it.

Provenance is something very important in jewelry. You want to know who has worn a piece of jewelry and who it has belonged to - it's part of its history, part of its aura.

I think imitation is always the greatest form of flattery.

If you speak to young kids anywhere in the world, hip-hop is the music that they like to listen to more than any other type, so the influence simply cannot be underestimated.

What I feel with the best of hip-hop music and with the best of what has been produced by hip-hop culture is that it's going to be timeless, and it's going to last.

What I admire about Snoop Dogg is his longevity. I mean, he's been around for a long time and I think he's as good as he's ever been.

All-around 21st-century artist the great Kanye West at Design Miami/ Basel

This democracy thing, or Demoxie, whatever it is, good god. Under the guise of having every voice heard, you create mob rule, a filterless society where secrets are crimes.

Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.

There are things that tend to moderate with age. Schizophrenia is somewhat like that.

I think sometimes an artist can really lose sight of what made them popular in the first place.

I think that I was lucky to have that period of time [ like coming to New York] because everything was so exciting and new.

I think that's the great thing about being with, having a dog, is it kind of forces you to be in the present because that's definitely where they're spending their time.

The Americans are so much more positive. They are much more in love with success. In Britain, they're a fairly envious bunch, and they love it if you fail.

It was always acting, singing and dancing that I loved.

I think if I had lived back in Salem, I would have been burned at the stake

I'm always buying gadgets, especially at airports.