You Can't Change What Happened.

As I Got Older, I Got Into All Kinds Of Things In The Streets - But For Some Reason, I Never Got Caught Up With The Gangs Growing Up. Everybody Dug Me, Man. I Never Had Problems.

I Don't Care About How I Look; I'm Dedicated To The Laughs. You Know, I Used To Be A Clown, So - My Name Was Smoothie The Clown. All The Training I Had, All My Training Is Geared Toward Making People Laugh, And I Didn't Care About Being Cool.

You Don't See Me In Los Angeles A Lot. I Go Back Home. Because I Can't Play The Game. I Can't - My Tolerance - I Know I'm Getting Old; I'll Be 50 This Year. And You Know How I Know I'm Getting Old? 'cause My Tolerance Level Is Low.

I've Always Been A Reserved Cat. When I Play Sports, There's People Used To Get Mad At Me Because I Didn't Hang Out And Things Like That. I've Never Been That Kind Of Person. Nothing Has Changed In That Regard. I've Never Been Posse, And All That. I'm A Quiet Storm.

I Was Born October 5, 1957, On The South Side Of Chicago, In The Woodlawn Area, A Neighborhood That Hasn't Changed Much In Forty-five Years. Our House Was On 66th And Blackstone, But The City Tore It Down When The Rats Took Over.