My kids need to be around me. And the times that I'm out of town, if I'm not too busy, they can come to me.

When I first used Auto-Tune, I never used it to sing. I wasn't using it the way T-Pain was. I used it to rap because it makes my voice sound grittier.

I'm not trying to feed off of a concept that another artist had - that's not what I do.

G-Rock from the Westside, from Allen Temple. He gave my name, The Future; he was like, 'Man, you the future.' Just stuck with the name.

The most calmest place I can be is the studio. And like, I stay in there 'cause I know, when I come out, it's back to reality. Man, if you're angry all day, man, stay in the studio.

I'm the top rapper in the world.

I'm an entrepreneur. This is my life. This my career. This the way I eat.

I feel like guys, girls, whatever it is, you just come out hoping to make the best record. You just try to have a conversation and just create what you've talked about. Whatever you find to fit the beat at the time, what the person is down for, wherever the beat takes you towards.

I've made a lot of mistakes in my life. I wouldn't say musically, though.

Everybody can relate to being real or true. Somehow, someway, you want to be real and true.

Sometimes it's hard to open up about your personal life, your relationship because you always want the music to be in the forefront. You want the music to be the biggest carrier of everything that you represent.

In Atlanta, there's no limitation to where you can take your music. You can be as creative as you want to be.

People think fashion shows take hours - it's 15 minutes. You walk in, do red carpet, take the pictures, you sit down... and then it's over.

Man, I wanna be there for everybody. I wanna make everybody happy, and I can't... That's why I stay in the studio.

Even if it comes off natural, everyone has a fashion sense.

I don't take anything for granted. I know there are a million and one dudes who are rapping, wishing they were in my shoes.

I need to let people know who I am and instead of just trying to make great records, just be honest and make it more personal and make it more passionate, to make records with emotion and not be afraid to express that.

It's hard to get burned out or uninspired, man.

I wanna be one of those special guys. Jimi Hendrix wasn't afraid of who he was. That's the part I emulate.

I don't read blogs. I'm living the life they're writing about. So why read about it?

Everybody wanna be a super dad and the best dad ever, but sometimes, I'm just realizing that I'm not perfect.

When you're a man, you want to make decisions for your family, and sometimes the lady doesn't see what you see.

I have a crazy work ethic. I'll do 20 songs a day. I love music that much.

I was shy talking about certain things, and I was shy with being honest because I didn't want people to judge me talking about fatherhood and how somebody should have my child around me.