I'm well past the age where I'm acceptable. You get to a certain age and you are forbidden access. You're not going to get the kind of coverage that you would like in music magazines, you're not going to get played on radio and you're not going to get played on television. I have to survive on word of mouth.
You get to a certain age, and you are forbidden access. You're not going to get the kind of coverage that you would like in music magazines; you're not going to get played on radio, and you're not going to get played on television. I have to survive on word of mouth.
I don't want to be 35 years old and still popping out songs in miniskirts and la-la-la.
It is a fact that everyone's got a limited run in music - but who's to say how long that run lasts? I used to think that there would be no way I'd still be in music when I was 40. I used to think anyone who was 40 was an old man, and they probably shouldn't be doing it anymore.
You know, there are artists who are 35 and up that still make rap and that still works for them. I don't know if I want to be that guy.
A lot of record company people, even though they're our age, want to be perceived as young hip guys, and they're hurting the business.
There's quite a few artists that didn't pop off until they were a little older - Rick James being one.
When I was 20, I thought anyone in the music business over 25 is past it. Then at 30, you think anyone still doing it at 35 is ridiculous. Suddenly, you find yourself at 48 and still doing it, so I don't know what to say, really.
Most artists over 40 or 50 don't get played on the radio. It's a young people's game. I was ready for that.
