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

Anybody can get bigheaded once they know the seat cannot be pulled out from under them.