Vanilla Ice

“I have a very broad demographic, from the 8-year-old who knows every word to 'Ice Ice Baby' and the college kid who grew up on 'Ninja Rap' to the soccer mom and grandparent.”

“I will not say anything about my father. Period. I don't have a dad.”

“Another car is not going to help me out, a nicer car, I've already got it. A bigger house ain't gonna do anything for me, and you know, a yacht, it's not going to do anything for me anymore. So how can I find happiness?”

“I do freestyle jumping. Been doing since I was eight years old and can't quit. I'm addicted. I've broken many bones, but I ride with confidence. It's my thing - there's no high on earth like it. It's my hobby and I really enjoy it.”

“Show me a smile, and I'll show you one back.”

“I own a mortgage company and a real estate company funded by the music. Florida is a kinda gold mine.”

“I was born in Dallas, Texas, but I was raised in south Florida. 'Ice Ice Baby' is about that area.”

“To me, a critic is some loser who has no idea... someone with an opinion. We all have opinions. No offense, but what makes them dictate what is cool and what is not.”

“Listen, if you don't talk big game, you never get anywhere. If you don't think big, you don't get big. Some people call it egotistical, some people call it high hopes, some people call it confidence. It's all in how you want to dissect it.”

“I don't have any reason to hate anybody; I believe in good karma and spreading good energy.”

“I have been known to hang out and party back in the day. I had a weekend that lasted a few years.”

“I know this will blow your mind, but most people would probably never ever get it, but I listen to classical music when nobody else is around. It calms me down and I can get into this, like, deep thinking mode, you know, because there's really no lyrics to it, so you're not following something that - that you're listening to a story.”

“It wasn't until '94 when I tried to commit suicide that I realized that it wasn't about the money.”

“It took me a while and a lot of hard times to figure out my purpose, I am so happy with my life. I just want to help make other people happy, too.”

“If you look at the statistics, people spend most of their time in the kitchen. Aside from the backyard, it's one of my favorite places to renovate.”

“I used the music kind of as therapy, and it's just amazing that I feel so free after doing that. I feel like I had it trapped inside of me and now I feel free. So it's been a very good therapy session for me as well.”

“My breakdancing crew used to go to the mall and squat a piece of cardboard there; we had our jam box, and I'd spin on my head and make about forty bucks a day, which was pretty good back then. I was only 14 years old, so I would chase the girls around the mall and eat some pizza and have some change left over.”

“I like Cleveland. I like the Cavaliers. Nothing wrong with Cleveland. I have lots of friends there.”

“This was totally influenced by me and the direction that I am writing about and the stuff that I am writing about. There is just no way that you can be as intense as what I have been through in my life over a drum beat machine, sample, or loop; it's just not going to happen.”

“My mom raised me to be clean, so it's in my nature. I have two little girls, and I'm married, but we've got a nanny and a maid.”