I Realize I Will Always Be The

It's Not Painful To Relive It. I'm Comfortable With My Position In American History.

For A Long Time, Sure, I Was Letting The Pressure Of Being Rodney King Get To Me. It Ain't Easy. Even Now, I Walk Into A Place Wondering, 'what People Are Thinking? Do They Know Who I Am? What Do They Think About What Happened? Do They Blame Me For The All Those People Who Died?'

Over The Years, A Lot Of Rappers - Lil' Wayne, Ice Cube - Have Used My Name In Their Songs. I'm A Real Touchstone Of History.

Obama, He Wouldn't Have Been In Office Without What Happened To Me And A Lot Of Black People Before Me. He Would Never Have Been In That Situation, No Doubt In My Mind. He Would Get There Eventually, But It Would Have Been A Lot Longer. So I Am Glad For What I Went Through. It Opened The Doors For A Lot Of People.

I Don't See How You Can Grow As A World Without Being Able To Get Along With People. So Many People Is Hating Out There And It's Not Making A Difference.