Pras Michel quotes:

There's a harsh reality - nothing lasts forever. You have to be ready to grow, and grow fast.

Seven out of 10 Americans are one paycheck away from being homeless.

When I was leaving I kind of felt a little bit sad, because I made some friends down in skid row.

I'm confident being at Universal, which is a great home for me, 'cause they understand what I'm trying to do.

I really can't blame anyone but myself, because I didn't have to deliver the album. But when you get caught up in the gas, and you're young, and there's so much helium going on around you, you can't decipher the real end.

I think there's always room for people to hear different styles of music, especially when it comes from the heart.

People in the record business would say, Well, Pras, you know, you haven't been out in a while, maybe you should get today's hottest producer or rapper to do something.

The record Clef and I did was just sitting there. So I said, Clef, I got a record, hit a verse on it. He just went in, messed around and ended up doing the hook too.

I didn't want to do the whole, get the hottest person thing. I wanted to make sure every record felt right.

I'm one of those firm believers that good music will prevail.

In life we try to grow and better ourselves. As an artist, I feel like I've grown tremendously.

There's a lot of madness going on out there. Artists can only be what they are, but the industry only goes with what they think people wanna hear.