FLAVOR FLAV

I look more to the future. That's where my head is at.

I got a lot happening, a whole lot, and it's not always easy being me.

If I do look back, I'll say that I'm blessed. I'm blessed, and I appreciate God for not only letting me live through everything, but to prosper.

Honestly, Flav is not much of a video game player these days. BUT, I used to spend hours on Time Crisis. I beat all levels, man.

I know I have a hit show on my hands.

My parents owned a soul food diner. It inspired me to go to culinary school.

Queen Latifah used to help me out with my kids, because while we were all out on tour - Public Enemy, Naughty By Nature, Queen Latifah, Heavy D - when Public Enemy went onstage, I didn't have anybody solid to watch my kids. So, Latifah would help me out.

I try and spend a lot of time with my kids. I try and have fun with my kids. I try to put father time in there.

One thing you can't do with babies, you can't give them steak.

I'm trying to grow. I don't want to stay on the same page.

Back in the day, when the D.J. would be playing a record, I'd be on the mic trying to hype up the crowd. So once Public Enemy became a rap group, I decided that that's the role that I wanted to take on. I wanted to be the one that was hyping, because I've always been good at it. I can hype up any crowd.

I got a way to get through to kids. I try to take that and use that to my advantage. If we work on the kids right now, I'm telling you, they'll be making less mistakes, the jails will be gettin' less full. It's all about what we do with the kids.

I've taken a lot of time to build up the name Flavor Flav, but this could come tumbling down in 30 seconds. If you want to keep what you worked for hard all your life, then you got to do the right thing in your life.

I just want to show the world it's never too late to get your diploma, and show kids they should stay in school and not wait until you're old to get it.

Hip-hop is when you have crowd participation; when you chant at the audience and they chant back at you; when you wave your hands in the air like you just don't care; or some breakdancing. Everything today is just low-beat, real bass-y, bass-y, good rap records.

Your man Flavor Flav is living!

The moments we have behind us, you won't be able to see again. We're only responsible for what we live in right now.

Since 1987, when I got my first one, I've been wearing a clock around my neck 24/7. You feel me? 24/7.

I ain't scared to do another dating show, but I ain't really trying to. I want to do a talk show or something. I've done enough dating on television. I'm ready to spread my wings, and go down other avenues.

I got my degree in culinary arts in 1978.

What I'm trying to do is put back into rap music what's missing - which is the good part, the fun part, that party part.

Doing scripted acting is a challenge to me. I can't remember things too good, so remembering lines is a challenge to your boy.

Definitely, I think I'm a life coach for real. The lessons I give are lessons you can take to the bank.

I grew up playing about 15 instruments and the way that I was able to accomplish that was by cutting my classes, hanging out in the band room all day, and going from one instrument to the next to the next, until I learned how to play everything by ear.

Back in the day, cooking definitely was the thing where you could make a lot of money. Also, it was something that I liked to do.