I was signed by L.A. Reid on Arista Records when I was 16. He understood me and believed in me. Arista folded and I got put on RCA or whatever, then there were new people there, and every six months it changes and more new people come in.
We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle.
They don't have special rights because we have civil rights laws that protect them. The laws work both ways.

