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We've been branded 'the thinking man's hip-hop.' So the music's got to have some level of maturity.

I grew up in the neighborhood where 'Rocky' came from.

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I love Trader Joe's.

At this point, in 2008, if you put out a book, a movie, or write a verse, paint a painting, it should have some sort of social value.

I'm not driven by the spotlight and I'm not that outgoing.

I work well within The Roots because I can let my music speak for itself while Ahmir does most of the press and the promotion and the brand-building because he enjoys that.

My children have a world of opportunities that were not available to me. My kids have no idea about going without - there's no desire or need they have that hasn't been fulfilled, which is a blessing.

As we get further into our career we're figuring out how to become more efficient as artists, and doing so many different things is testament to our cohesiveness as the Roots.

I miss being out on the road.

Everything I do has been a lifetime in the making.

I like that the hard-core ruffians, the street thugs come up to me and say, 'Man, you killed it with Adele.'

You are an instrument if you understand your voice and how to use it - this sound, that sound and certain ranges and different pitch. Within that I try to find a rhythm and play the voice as if it...

For some music, lyrically, the best move is to keep it simple in what it is that you are saying, and just kind of come across in your rhythm and the way that you lock in on the music.

We don't try to please everyone. Those older fans who expect something from The Roots are a tad more important to me than getting new fans.

We record in the spirit of the Berry Gordy camp and Gamble & Huff, where people were writing up to a dozen quality songs within a day because the competition was that hard.

I remember when I was 15 or 16 years old, I couldn't imagine what life would be like past the age of 30, just because I didn't know that many men who had lived beyond their 20s.

I don't sit down and write a song, and then slam down the phone like, 'We got another one!' and pop some champagne. It's like if someone's writing a novel: You write a series of drafts.

You can't expect every idea of yours to stick or even come to fruition, you have to make sacrifices for the greater good of the team.

Don't do anything for fear, because fear will never do anything for you.

Everything we've ever done has been for artistry's sake, and for the greater good and paying homage to those who came before us and paving the way for those who come after us.

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