Some of us don't respect water. We waste it and pour it out. But a lot of disastrous stuff involves water. Tsunamis. Hurricanes.

I think all artists want that plaque, whether it's Gold or Platinum or multi-platinum. I think we all look forward to getting a plaque and hanging it on your wall and having something to show for the music that you've created.

I've studied rap in every borough.

I think, as an artist, the overall goal is to teach and educate no matter what the song is about. Somewhere where a listener can get something out of it, something that can give them help to move forward, help them learn something, analyze something in a different way, or think about something.

I think, for myself, as an artist, the progression is a lyrical progression and what I choose to target my lyrics at and how I construct the rhymes.

I was always interested in skateboarding, BMX bike riding, flipping, gymnastics. Anything with tumbling, turning, twisting, and extreme sports.

'Liquid Swords' just represents a sharp tongue, sharp words.

You are like a sponge when you are young.

Oh, hip hop is always changing.

Wu-Tang has opened many doors for hip hop.

When I was growing up, to be an emcee meant to write the most clever, intellectual, and wittiest rap. And that's what we did.

Rappers should sit down and construct quality lines.

Rap has always had a braggadocios flavour to it. That goes all the way back to 'Rapper's Delight.'

Music is forever changing.

Hip-hop started with street poets with great lyrical skills, and that's what hip-hop has always been about for me.

Since early childhood, I've been trying to learn all I can. Science is everything; it's not just physics. It's the way of understanding your environment, the world around you.

I'm always touching plants and vibing with them.

We were always scientifical in our raps.

I just listen to a lot of stuff. Sometimes I play music; a lot of times, it will be stuff from back in the day. Sometimes I scan through the radio. Not the average stations that play the everyday thing.

I think artists sometimes go back to something when we never should, for many different reasons. You hear a lot of stories that make you feel good about the work and the project; sometimes you try to relive that, like, 'I want to make a part two.'

When we did 'Back In The Game' on the Wu-Tang 'Iron Flag' album, I did a verse about gambling. I didn't want to be 'back in the game' or 'back on the block' - that's typical. I made it all metaphorical.

We've done a lot of shows and a few albums without Dirty. He was a wild and crazy dude.

Even if we didn't make records, we would have done it on the side for fun. Like, some painters sell their work; others just keep it - they love to do it whether they get paid or not.

Writing is sort of like chess for me. You have to think carefully before you move, thinking, planning.

In chess, you have to bring all the pieces into the game. It is about development. In writing, you have to develop the story.

I played on a 10'x10' chessboard at a hotel in Miami. The pieces were heavy, and I got tired just making a move. Not cool with that.

I like snowboarding, and I like to watch it.

I think I'm okay; I got a pretty good shot when I concentrate. I like pool.

I'm a late-night person who likes to eat a lot of breakfast stuff at night.

People say Wu-Tang makes you think too much. What's wrong with thinking?

I think artists should really write more.

Wu-Tang has only done, like, three rehearsals throughout our whole career.

Documentaries sometimes can be shot over 10 years. You plan to stop in two, but you still gotta catch more.

To write a story is to create a world of your own.

I think every being in the universe is connected somehow.

I just have certain interests in different things, and they inspire me to write. I would encourage aspiring artists or MCs or rappers to be able to grab from many different sources to create your story.

As you grow and get older, you evolve.

I could write about a pencil if I wanted to. You just take it back deep enough, all the way back to the tree it came from.

I'm constantly writing.

I get inspired by many different things.

As far as being a vegetarian, it's a moral thing, a health thing, a conscious thing - a combination of all. I think it's better to be that way.

I love Indian food and Thai food; those are, like, my favorites. I also like Japanese and some Italian.

I'm a scientist by nature and not by trade.

I've seen a dude who had the Wu logo tatted on his face. I mean, his whole face was tatted, but the Wu was the biggest thing on his face. That is a statement, something that means a lot to us.

New York is the hometown I represent.

I like science and mathematics. When I say mathematics, I don't mean algebra or math in that sense, but the mathematics of things.

I love nature, and I love information.

Moog has been incorporated in a lot of our music. I know RZA has several of those machines. So, it did play a major role in a lot of music we were doing.

Wu-Tang is looked at like the Rolling Stones of hip-hop.

Wu-Tang is a group that has a cult following.