Young, wild, and free, my whole life ahead of me. So I'm drinking heavily, steadily making memories.

That's why your middle finger close to your ring, coz it's either love or hate there ain't no in-between

Don't lose your happiness on the pursuit for more

My music is basically all about witty punchlines and lyric progression that is aimed to make you laugh or say "Woah."

I don't think we could have given a more honest version of ourselves to the world than we did for ["This Is Mike Stud"].

I basically try not to waste any lines in any of my songs, and I think the witty phrases and funny lyrics I have bring a smarter sound to college hip-hop.

With this project ["This Is Mike Stud"] in general, I tried to put my life on record. All of these things I'm going through right now, I used to dream about and didn't think could ever happen to me.

As I have continued to make music and progress as an artist, I think I am steadily getting better at expanding my lyrical content and defining who I am as an artist.

Songs will always become a story in some way. I think it's my strongpoint as a writer musically. I don't shy away from it. It's not really an effort. It's how I write songs.

I think there's a certain stigma that comes with being a white rapper and having a show.

A lot of these "reality shows" do a lot of producing scenes and producing things and drama and all that but we did the deal contingent that we wouldn't do that.

A great leader often sacrifices greatly in the service of others.

The unfairness of judging others comes in that we judge them on the basis of our own values and beliefs, yet we can never exactly stand on common ground.

I think the failure of The American church to affirm the goodness of civilizational life is our greatest failing today.

Teach us to give and not to count the cost.

I consider myself a bassist first.

My favorite film is "Meshes in the Afternoon," a short avant garde film directed by Maya Deren. This was the first film that I saw that was actually directed by a woman.

My tattoos are reminders to hang in there when things get rough.

Pop culture is more and more about skulls and skeletons and zombies and vampires, and that's not just on Halloween.

The limited liability corporation is the greatest single invention of modern times.

If statistics are any indication, the system may well be allowing some innocent defendants to be executed.