I signal with an independent label, Continuum. After that I put out a totally independent record, sold fourteen thousand of them from my basement, bought a house, started raising my kid, made a decent living.

I never said I wanted to be around for a long time. I always said I wanted to be here for a good time.

I like to make music, I like rap music. Even if I'm white, I support that music. If I want to support it or any other white kid wants to support it more power to them.

I know every Skynyrd and about all Johnny Cash songs.

I didn't want to go out and change anything. I just wanted to make the music that was part of my background, which was rock and blues and hip-hop.

I didn't come from a trailer park. I grew up middle class and my dad had money and my mom made my lunch. I got a car when I was sixteen. I'm proud of that.

I could care less about what people think. I'm a Devil Without A Cause.

I care less if I can't be part of your scene because I am the scene. I am everything that is.

I am happy to make money. I want to make more money, make more music, eat Big Macs and drink Budweisers.

I think I did every drug known to mankind, smoked crack, boozed, dropped acid, you name it.

Going out hanging out with the troops, and you know it's kind of all summed up in the TV show, I don't what else I can say about it. It's a great thing to do, something I'm definitely proud of.

If it looks good, you'll see it. If it sounds good, you'll hear it. If it's marketed right, you'll buy it. But... if it's real, you'll feel it.

I want as many people as possible to hear my music. I'm happy to entertain people by being a star.

I'm actually a pretty decent human being, and when I'm home I'm straight as an arrow.

As far as my street cred goes, I'll always have that, because I always hang with the kids. I'll jump right off the stage and buy them a beer. I'll be a star on stage, but I'll always hang with the kids.