Doug E. Fresh

“When I first started to beatbox on the microphone with the Get Fresh Crew, people were shocked. Some things are just supposed to happen and you have to roll with it.”

“There's nothing more special than talking in your community, and using your celebrity to uplift people and help them.”

“I was probably like 13 years old, 14. And I used to walk home doing the beatbox from school. That's how I created it. There was no walkmans back then, no iPods, no CDs. There was just me. Back then there was the boom box.”

“Really, even in this whole Obama initiative, and everything that's going on with the economy, the only way to jump start it is we have to give each other opportunity. That's the only way to make it work.”

“I could still walk the street. I don't have to have no massive security.”

“Everything is a process... some of our eating habits consist of things we can't change, but if we modify it a little and put some exercise in there, we can really make a difference.”

“And I always try to make a clean, honest, product and ideas for people to get into that can transcend time. Like the Dougie.”

“I have new music coming out. I'm working on some television shows. I still do a tremendous amount of concerts. I'm doing my restaurant. I got a club coming in New York. The restaurant is called Doug E. The club is called Fresh.”

“I've learned how to look at things and not judge them, but respect them and use it in a way that people understand that I respect them, show them love and respect their reality.”

“Hip-hop is supposed to uplift and create, to educate people on a larger level and to make a change.”

“I told my father to stop smoking around the age of two or three years old and he stopped smoking. So the relationship between the kid and the parent is very powerful, and if you give the kid the right information, it can be very useful to the family.”

“When I graduated, I was going to go to school for law, but had such an affinity for hip-hop. It was like walking into a casino and I decided to bet everything on hip-hop, and I hit! My hit wasn't just a hit for me, it was a hit for everyone in this culture.”

“Scientology is not written with disrespect toward God. It doesn't worship something that is evil. It is scientific, mathematical, and spiritual. The black community has to check it out and see what's there. I'm not saying it's for everyone, but you have to take a look.”

“Essence is something I always enjoy, because I love New Orleans. Since they brought it back to New Orleans, it's a special place to me. We been doing it since the beginning. We did it when it was in Houston, but there's nothing like New Orleans.”

“Scientology is not a white religion. It is not just for white people.”

“I'm coming up with new music, I'm in the best shape of my life, I'm real sharp, my energy is strong. I look at it as: I'm just following the energy. That's how I sum that up.”

“I'm always trying to come up with something new and unique. I do a beatbox with a harmonica.”

“Everybody's doing it. When I'm performing and I do the Dougie, the fans lose their minds.”

“My sons are coming out with music. Square Off, they're called.”

“I'm forever learning and that's why I'm always able to create new styles and new dimensions of hip-hop.”