Quotes from Tech N9ne

I've been Tech N9ne since '88.

I'm the complete technique of rhyme. I don't have no boundaries.

I did something that I told people around me never to do, which was, pay a psychiatrist. Why pay a psychiatrist when you can just come to me? I can help you with something going on in your life; even if I know nothing about you, I can possibly help you. That's just me being cocky like I am.

I wanted to be a psychiatrist.

My favorite zany horror flick is 'Evil Dead 2.' Sam Raimi is awesome! I saw this back in the day when I was younger. 'Evil Dead' was actually scary, and 'Evil Dead 2' was zany as hell. I don't really watch 'Army of Darkness' though.

The reason why people still come to Tech N9ne shows is because they never know what to expect. They know it's gonna be something wild. From generation to generation, I've seen it. The parents are bringing the kids, and then the kids start comin' themselves. It's crazy, man.

My backpack is signed by three members of The Doors. I did a song with Robby Kreiger, John Desmore, and Ray Manzarek. I made my dream come true.

All of the Doors' albums are great. I could go on and on about everything that band did. 'L.A. Woman' is phenomenal. But I have to say, 'Strange Days' is it for me. That's the one I always gotta listen to.

I found The Doors, and thank God I found The Doors because it inspired me to do Strange Music, and it saved my life.

My quest has always been to get my story to the rest o' the people.

I feel fuzzy inside when I see good people make it.

When you think you have something special, you can't be the only one what thinks it; everybody else has to agree.

I originally got my name after a gun because the way I rap; a gangster gave me the name in 1988.

OutKast. For them to come back together to rap with me and my brother Krizz Kaliko would be ginormous.

People's outlook on Kansas City is always like, 'They let you rap in K.C.?' Or 'How's Dorothy and Toto?' They put Kansas and Kansas City together, when it's really separate.

I'm not a horrorcore rapper. I rap my life, but I love horror movies.

I'm a different type of rapper. I work more than the average rapper.

I've been around so long that I've seen rappers make it and plummet.

Yes, I want to work with Rick Rubin. Yes, I want to work with Trent Reznor. Yes, I want to work with Madlib. Yes, I want to get with all these wonderful people. Collie Buddz, Marsha Ambrosius. I just want to go, man. I'm gonna keep on making music.

I'm looking for 100 percent proof that there's a spiritual realm, and I ain't seen nothing in my 43 years of living but humans. So until that day, I'll be waiting.

I'm a builder. I build ideas and give them to the people, and they receive them in such a wonderful way.

I've always been like a black hippie.

Halloween is my favorite holiday. It's like my Christmas.

As I got older, I started realizing that though people differ in skin tone, religious beliefs, cultures, and food, one thing we all have in common is emotions, so I tapped into emotions.