“As a little kid growing up in Hollywood, I was called 'a little crazy'. And now I guess I'm still that way.”

“When I was a little kid I thought I would grow up to be black and sing jazz in nightclubs.”

“I was a little confused as a kid because I grew up with my mom, and my mom is black. So, I was cultured in a very 'black' way. But when I go to school, I'm getting called 'white.' They would look at me, and they would curse me out. I didn't understand. I just knew I saw people of all different shades, and I was light. Now, I'm in a much bigger world.”

“I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell; I know right now you can't tell; But stay a while and maybe then you'll see; A different side of me”

“When I was a little boy, they called me a liar, but now that I am grown up, they call me a writer.”

“Don't you know I'm still standing, better than I ever did?
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid.
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind.”

“Now you listen to me, you little party-favor, I'm sick of your rotten little attitude! I let YOU beat me up and call me names because I consider you a friend, but I'm sure that if I wanted to, I could throw you around like a chew toy!”

“Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up ’cause they’re looking for ideas.”

“And I still won't grow up, I'm a grown-ass kid
Swear I should be locked up for stupid shit that I did
But I'm a champion, so I turned tragedy to triumph
Make music that's fire, spit my soul through the wire.”

“I'm still a little bent, a little crooked, but all things considered, I can't complain.”