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Just knowing how to rap doesn't necessarily mean that you're a good songwriter.

I was literally told for 'The Show Goes On' that I shouldn't rap too deep. I shouldn't be too lyrical. It just needs to be something easy on the eyes. Like a record company telling Picasso that we don't need these abstract interpretations of life, where people have to sit down and look at it and break it down.

I still to this day get the most inspiration from rap lyrics.

It's bad poetry executed by people that can't sing. That's my definition of Rap.

You know, most people called rap stupid when it started, and it was one of the most innovative music forms of its time.

I loved rap, especially in the early days. But I wasn't trying to shove it down anybody's throats.

I've never been a rap guy, I don't really know that much about rap music, to be honest. I like it, but I think what really happened was just my music seems to work so well with rap music.

I'm not big on rap, to be honest. I just don't get it. It's angry people shouting. I like a song, melodies, people singing.

I often find myself writing little ditties I can imagine becoming rap songs. Not the actual rapping part, just the chorus.