"I know and value what it means to wake up and be alive and to share my story. I'm so blessed to be h..." — Rodney King

What I've learned to do is arrest my addiction - arrest it myself, so I don't get arrested.

Over the years, a lot of rappers - Lil' Wayne, Ice Cube - have used my name in their songs. I'm a real touchstone of history.

As a black man, you run from the cops. It's different now, but back when I was coming up, you run.

Nice guys just don't finish first in the music industry.