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When I was signed to Quincy Jones before I went independent, he told me to rap what you know, and people will forever feel you. And I stuck to that, no matter how many people called me a devil worshiper, no matter how many people call me a cult leader. I stuck with rapping about what I know.

Tech N9ne

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The one question I would have for Donald Trump is inspired by his 'Make America Great Again' cap. I would ask him, 'When was America great? When did America not have an economic depression or a war?'

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I originally got my name after a gun because the way I rap; a gangster gave me the name in 1988.

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When I was signed to Quincy Jones before I went independent, he told me to rap what you know, and people will forever feel you. And I stuck to that, no matter how many people called me a devil worshiper, no matter how many people call me a cult leader. I stuck with rapping about what I know.

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You have to distance yourself from hate, period.

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I've always been strange; I've always been slightly to the left, like 'weirdo' to other people, I guess.

Weirdo Weird Ways

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I don't really put cars in my videos because I'm always flying or on a tour bus.

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My favorite vampire movie used to be Bram Stoker's 'Dracula,' but now '30 Days of Night' took its place. I think it's brilliant that somebody would be so thoughtful as to put these vampires in a place like Barrow, Alaska, where there are actually '30 Days of Night.'

Would Where Vampires

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People need each other to help each other up. But we can't stand near each other because we fear each other. When you get over fear, nothing matters anymore but love.

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I feel like breaking barriers is necessary because man created barriers, which keep us separated as human beings.

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I always sacrifice myself for the love of all my people.

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My backpack is signed by three members of The Doors. I did a song with Robby Kreiger, John Desmore, and Ray Manzarek. I made my dream come true.

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We have darkness as human beings.

Man Human Beings Human Being

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Halloween is my favorite holiday. It's like my Christmas.

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Got so much to say, such little time.

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I take pride in lyrics. I take pride in music and staying on beat and being on key.

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Since I can remember, being different was always hard around normal people. That's just how it is, whether you have vitiligo, a deformity, or a different way of thinking or dressing. It's going to always be weird for normal people.

You Whether Weird

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My mom and my aunties are really devout Christians. My mom married a Muslim when I was 12, so I got teachings from both sides and then other sides because I wanted to find out which way to go. So not only Christianity and Islam, but Confucianism, Shintoism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Judaism. I tried to read everything.

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Nnutthowze was a group I was in back when I wa,s like, 18, 19 maybe. It was DJ Icy Rock, my deceased friend Brian Dennis, the mastermind behind it, and a host of other cats.

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Some people like the dark music I do. The dark music is my life; it isn't make believe.

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We had a nine-piece choir on 'Aw Yeah.'

I've been Tech N9ne since '88.

When it came to music growing up, it wasn't just gospel and R&B. My uncle brought rock n' roll to me when I was younger, and I loved it. I was open to all music.

For many different reasons, my number one favorite horror movie is 'Halloween II.' I love the way it's shot, and I love the way the synthesizer sounds on the score.

I'm a different type of rapper. I work more than the average rapper.

I've been around since 1985. When the Jordan shoe came out.

When MC Hammer came out, I was wearing parachute pants and patent leather shoes and a high top fade with a blonde streak in it like Kwame.

When I have 7,000 people plus at Red Rock just for a show of mine, I think it's wonderful to get that many people to come see you.

My favorite zany horror flick is 'Evil Dead 2.' Sam Raimi is awesome! I saw this back in the day when I was younger. 'Evil Dead' was actually scary, and 'Evil Dead 2' was zany as hell. I don't really watch 'Army of Darkness' though.

I've always been an elite artist.

We are blessed to not have violence at our shows. People come to our shows and act a clown. When you do music, you have no control who comes to your shows. I'm sure they have fights at Miley Cyrus shows.

I was always against starting the show with new material because the fans don't know it. They just look at you, and it's not explosive.

I wanted to be a psychiatrist.

I did something that I told people around me never to do, which was, pay a psychiatrist. Why pay a psychiatrist when you can just come to me? I can help you with something going on in your life; even if I know nothing about you, I can possibly help you. That's just me being cocky like I am.

Me and Twenty One Pilots would be wonderful.

When I first spit my first rhyme in public on my school bus, I had an audience.

My uncles listened to rock and roll like Led Zeppelin. We had MTV, so I saw Adam Ant and Boy George and Def Leppard.

People on YouTube say they don't think people should mix genres. Those are the same people who don't think they should mix races. It's gonna always be that, but you can only pray that music can bring everybody together as one.

You want to have a good job so you can make good money. You want to make good money so you can buy nice things. You want to have nice things so you can impress a nice woman.

People's outlook on Kansas City is always like, 'They let you rap in K.C.?' Or 'How's Dorothy and Toto?' They put Kansas and Kansas City together, when it's really separate.

As I got older, I started realizing that though people differ in skin tone, religious beliefs, cultures, and food, one thing we all have in common is emotions, so I tapped into emotions.

Every time I come out, there's more and more people paying attention, so I gotta show out every time.

Just because Lil Wayne made it cool don't mean that I'm a start wearin' the small pants or I'm gonna start doin' the dance songs.

The beautiful thing about being independent and having my own label is I can say whatever the hell I want.

I would love to have Mystikal on Strange Music when he gets outta jail.

Snow Tha Product was dope. She wanted me on a song, so I did it for her. I ain't charge her nothing.

A lot of people got a lot of money around Kansas City, Missouri. If we didn't, KC Trends would be out of business.

I wanted to be Ice Cube when I was younger.

When you look at the teachings of the Bible, it's pretty dark with Revelations, the Holy Ghost and everything, so hence the darkness upon me on my records.

I'm not a horrorcore rapper. I rap my life, but I love horror movies.

People would be surprised to know that I watch 'Sex and the City,' 'The L Word,' and 'Girls.' I like women; why wouldn't I like all those?