That's the job of the entertainer, to entertain, not to motivate or inspire people to get violent!

The Bronx is famous for two things. Hip-hop, and 26 world championships.

Pete Dj Jones was the first person that I saw with 2 turntables. This was 1972.

My first jam was at Hotel Diplomat opening for Hollywood.

Hip Hop is thee dominant youth culture in the world right now.

When I was 13 I had a fake Id that said that I was 19. I was getting in all the clubs.

I was signed when I was 19 years old, in 1980. I went to Germany and France. Seeing the world at that time was just an awesome experience for a teenager.

I started DJing, breakdancing and MCing in the '70s and I got my record deal in 1979 with 'Christmas Rap.'

The dude in red's back at the pole, Up North where everything is cold. But if he were right here tonight, He'd say 'Merry Christmas! And to all, a good night!'

Yeah when I was 7 or 8 my moms would have little parties, and I would play the music.

The music business is really a spiritual business whether we know it or not.

It is an insult to live in the fear of darkness.

Passion makes most psychiatrists nervous

With every line he teaches her, the world grows a little wider. She had never known before how words could sing, how a turn of phrase could unlock a window in her mind.

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.

We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.

I'm not too modest of a person. I've got a pretty blue sense of humor.

All the films I do, I write the scripts, I direct.

Canada's Far North is where I knew I had to go.

I would gladly have accepted a heaping spoonful of nepotism when I got out of college and was looking for a job.

I think a lot of people go in TV talent shows because they want to be famous and not because it's about the music.