“I think things happen, and we have no control over them, and what you ...” — Fantastic Negrito Quote

I think things happen, and we have no control over them, and what you take from them is really what is important.

Usually when tragedy is present, a great art movement is right behind it.

Live performance is everything. First of all, I have terrible stage fright. But beyond that, once the music starts, it's OK.

'Fantastic' is self-explanatory, you know? And the 'Negrito' is a way to open up blackness to everyone - you know, make it playful, international. It's extremely positive in my view; it's my affair with this music.

When I was a youngster, I wrote all this music - it just came out of me - and I think record executives were like, 'Oh, wow, he's a genius, let's give him a million dollars!' But the minute I started producing the records, they'd be like, 'Oh, my God, you're terrible! You're all over the place! We can't market this!'

I don't like to sit around whining about the corporate media, how they control everything, own everything. We already know that.

In real life, I swear by Edge Control by Olive Oil. My hairstylist hates it, but it's everything to me. And I mean everything! It's like a perm in a little jar of gel.

I'll be honest with you, I really struggle with the conversation around gun control.

Iran's goal is to gain control of the Two Holy Mosques.

Smiling makes me feel weak and not in control and not powerful and small.