You want to give people a reason to hate my guts more? I'm making more money.

When I was 19, I made my first good week's pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.

Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.

People aren't going to throw the kind of money at certain people that they used to.

When I was in N.W.A. and didn't get paid all the money I was owed, that's when the business side of showbiz hit me.