Jonnie Park on his "Life in Battles"
CBS LA
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0:50 T HI NK Y OU G UY S AR E GO IN G TO PL AY.
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0:55 M AY BE WE A LL W EN T TH RO UG H TH IS P HA SE WH ER E I WA S LI KE I' M A BA
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1:06 Y EA H, T HI S IS V ER Y CO OL.
1:07 HO W DI D YO U GE T IN VO LV ED W IT H AL L TH AT?
1:08 AN D WH AT MA DE Y OU W AN T TO TE LL YO UR S TO RY IN T HI S BO OK.
1:10 Y OU KN OW.
1:11 I WA S A HI P- HO P HE AD S IN CE I W
1:12 AS A C HI LD GR OW IN G UP I N LO S AN GE LE S.
1:17 WE ST C OA ST HI P- HO P.
1:17 A ND WH EN I T UR NE D 14.
1:17 I WA S LI KE I W AN T TO B E A PA RT O F TH E CU LT UR E.
1:19 I WA NT T O YO U KN OW RA P AN D I TR IE D AL L TH E EL EM EN TS OF H
1:23 IP -H OP G RA FF IT I DJ A ND BR EA KD AN CI NG A ND I SU CK ED A LL TH RE E.
1:26 S O I JU ST L IK E NA RR OW ED IT D OW N TO TH E LA ST P IL LA R OF HI P- HO P.
1:29 WH IC H WA S I' M SE EI NG.
1:30 YE AH.
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1:31 WE LL.
1:31 Y OU G RE W UP I N KO RE AT OW N.
1:33 S O TE LL U S HO W TH AT' S KI ND O F IN SP IR ED Y OU AN D
1:34 WH ER E YO U' RE A T NO W AN D YO U BR OU GH T TH E BO OK.
1:37 Y EA H, I T HI NK Y OU KN OW B EI NG ON E OF T HE
1:39 F EW A SI AN AM ER IC AN S IN R AP A T TH E TI ME.
1:43 TH ER E' S A LO T MO RE I N MU SI C NO W.
1:43 BU T AT TH E TI ME T HE RE W AS ON LY A F EW O F US,
1:46 BU T GR OW IN G UP I N KO RE AT OW N.
1:51 WH ER E YO U KN OW P EO PL E WE RE TH E CU LT UR E UN DE R SL EE VE.
1:52 TH E SI GN S AR E IN K OR EA N TH E ME NU S AR E IN KO RE AN.
1:53 IT I NS TI LL ED A L OT O F CO NF ID EN CE IN M YS EL F OF B EI NG AS IA N.
1:55 YO U KN OW.
1:55 I WA SN' T A FI SH O UT O F WA TE R.
1:57 I W AS SU RR OU ND ED B Y MY P EO PL E AN D A LO T OF S UP PO
1:59 RT A ND A LO T OF PR ID E WH IC H TH RE W ME I N TH IS AR EN A.
2:05 AN D YO U KN OW, OB VI OU SL Y I GO T AS IA N JO KE S IN T HA T AR EN A AS YO
2:06 U CA N IM AG IN E EV ER Y EV ER YO NE GE
2:07 TS T HE IR O WN V ER SI ON OF IN SU LT S.
2:09 Y EA H.
2:09 A ND I GO T TH E AS IA N JO KE S.
2:10 BU T I WA SN' T SH Y AB OU T.
2:13 YO U KN OW D EF EN DI NG M Y CU LT UR E.
2:14 AN D AL SO K IN D OF S HA RI NG A LI TT
2:18 LE BI T OF M Y CU LT UR E IN T HE R AP S.
2:19 I L OV E TH AT T HE RE' S SO M AN Y PA RT S OF Y OU.
2:20 WE SA ID MU LT I- HY PH EN AT E YO U HA VE T HE BA TT LE RA PP ER I J
2:23 US T FI NI SH ED WA TC HI NG S EA SO N OF B EE F ON E AN D TH OU GH,
2:25 I' M AL WA YS L AT E TO EV ER YT HI NG.
2:26 SO I JU ST W AT CH I T YO U' RE I N TH E RI DE RS R OO M FO R BE EF.
2:28 YE AH, AN D NO W YO U' RE RE AD IN G TH IS B OO K.
2:32 W HA T AR E WE GO IN G TO L EA RN A BO UT Y OU I N TH E BO OK?
2:33 U H, T HE B OO K.
2:34 TH IS I S A CO MI NG O F AG E.
2:34 SO T HI S IS T HE TI ME W HE RE I DI SC OV ER H IP -H
2:35 OP AN D FI ND OU T AB OU T MY SE LF TH RO UG H HI P- HO P.
2:39 AN D I TH IN K EV ER YB OD Y AT T HA T AG E KI ND O F FI ND S OM ET HI NG T HE
2:41 Y' RE RE AL LY PA SS IO NA TE A BO UT T HA
2:42 T HE LP S TH EM GE T TO W HO T HE Y AR E.
2:46 U M, A ND I WA NT ED T O FO CU S ON T HA T TI ME.
2:47 NO MA TT ER W HA T AR EA I G O IN TO I N EN TE RT AI NM EN T.
2:50 WH ET HE R IT' S HO LL YW OO D WR IT IN G
2:51 OR AC TI NG I FE EL L IK E HI P- HO P WA S
2:53 TH E TH IN G TH AT G AV E ME TH E CO NF ID
2:55 EN CE T O DO E VE RY TH IN G IN MY L IF E.
2:56 Y OU KN OW AN D EV EN G OI NG I NT O TH E BE EF SE AS ON.
3:00 TO UG H RI DE RS R OO M.
3:00 I TR EA TE D IT L IK E AN E AR LY CY PH ER W HE
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3:03 BL E WI TH E IG HT OT HE R TH E RI DE RS W HO C
3:05 OM E FR OM GA ME O F TH RO NE S AN D SE VE RA NC E,
3:07 YO U KN OW, BU T IT F EL T AL MO ST LI KE A A DU LT C YP HE R, Y OU KN OW.
3:12 YE AH, I KN OW WH EN I R EA D TH E RO OM W
3:13 HE N I HA D TO J UM P IN W IT H AN ID EA.
3:15 WH EN I H AD T O FA LL BA CK.
3:15 YO U KN OW AL L OF T HA T ST UF F.
3:18 S O WH AT W OU LD YO U TE LL 1 4 YE AR O LD YO U NO W.
3:24 1 4 YE AR OL D ME.
3:24 UM.
3:24 I DO N' T KN OW.
3:24 I FE EL L IK E I HA D A LO T OF CO NF ID EN CE A T TH AT A GE TO J US
3:27 T JU ST J UM P IN J UM P IN TO T HE SE WA TE R SH AR K IN FE ST ED WA TE RS.
3:30 Y OU F EE L LI KE Y OU ST IL L TH AT WA Y.
3:32 I A M YO U KN OW, BU T HO NE ST LY,
3:34 I GO B AC K AT T HO SE EA RL Y DA YS AN D I WA TC
3:36 H OL D VI DE OS O F MI NE TO GI VE M E CO NF ID EN CE.
3:39 NO W RE AL LY TO B E LI KE I W AS A BL E TO DO T HA T.
3:41 T HE N I CO UL D DO I T AG AI N NO W.
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3:43 Y EA H, Y EA H.
3:48 S OM ET IM ES W E' RE M OR E CO NF ID EN T AS OU R KI DS C EL LS
3:49 BE FO RE W E LI KE F OC US A ND T HI NK AB OU T TH IN GS T OO MU CH.
3:50 Y OU W AN T PE OP LE' S OP IN IO NS.
3:51 Y EA H, Y EA H.
3:51 L IK E CH IL D AC TO RS Y OU' RE LI KE.
3:52 YE AH, TH ES E KI DS G O LI KE YO U KN OW,
3:53 TH EY DI DN' T TH EY DO N' T KN OW T HE R UL ES YE T.
3:55 SO ME TI ME S YO U GE T OL DE R.
3:56 Y OU ST AR T LE AR NI NG M OR E RU LE S AN D IT ST OP S YO U.
3:58 Y OU KN OW F RO M LI KE HA VI NG M OR E
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4:02 Y OU KN OW T HE B OO KS C AL LE D SP IT.
4:03 YO U KN OW, I' M NO T LE TT IN G YO U LE AV E WI TH OU T SP IT
4:06 TI NG D O SO ME TH IN G AB OU T ME A ND JA MI E RE AL LY Q UI CK.
4:07 TH EN Y OU GO TT A GO.
4:08 O KA Y.
4:08 I GR EW U P ON C HA NN EL TW O' S SI NC E I WA S SH IP PI NG.
4:12 AP PL E JU IC E GR EW U P IN K EY T OW N BY W ES TE RN A VE NU
4:14 E NO W I DO MO RN IN G SH OW S BE CA US E I' M IN M Y 40 s, BR O.
4:19 A LL R IG HT.
4:19 Y EA H.
4:21 I D ID N OT W AR NE D HI M AB OU T TH AT.
4:22 HE D ID I T ON TH E SP OT?
4:22 YO U WE RE LE GI T.
4:23 T HA NK S FO R BE IN G HE RE AN D CO NG RA TU LA TI ON S ON EV ER YT HI NG.
4:26 S PI T A LI FE I N BA TT LE.