“When I was in N.W.A. and didn't get paid all the money I was owed, that's when the business side of showbiz hit me.”
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We're in this entertainment business really to give the audience what they want.
I used to love to draw. I didn't want to go to art class because I felt that would be too corny when I was young, but architectural drafting was the cool thing to do because there was more precision. It taught me a lot about building and structures and doorways and frames and windowsills.
In this business, if you don't pay your debts you're finished.
The stores and the things like that, the business side of things came out at the point when, I'd say probably in the early '70s, it looked like the year of the singer-songwriter was over, 'cause music changed in our time and the spotlight was out.