My whole thing is to inspire, to better people, to better myself forever in this thing that we call rap, this thing that we call hip hop.

No one, but no one, is equal, or ever will be. Elvis was and is supreme.

You've been my inspiration, through the lies you were the truth. My world is a better place because of you.

You can take things that Jimi Hendrix took, from Curtis Mayfield or from Buddy Guy for example, because we are all children of everything, even Picasso. But if you want to stand out, you have to learn to crystallize your existence and create your own fingerprints.

Growing up, I was inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Damian Rice was a huge influence for me musically.

My dad was into the 1950s doo-wop era. If you look at those groups, or at James Brown, Jackie Wilson and the Temptations in the 1960s, you'll see you had to be sharp onstage.