A lot of people think I was an overnight success, but I was an opening act for three or four years, and then I signed my contract with EMI. Then it kind of blew up overnight. Vanilla Ice Read Quote
I like Cleveland. I like the Cavaliers. Nothing wrong with Cleveland. I have lots of friends there. Vanilla Ice Read Quote
A lot of people don’t remember anything since ‘Ice Ice Baby,’ but I’ve got 3 records out since then and they’re all successes – but not commercially. Vanilla Ice Read Quote
If you grew up in my generation, you’re going to be influenced by Run DMC, the Beastie Boys and also listen to Metallica – it wasn’t segregated anymore. Vanilla Ice Read Quote
And all the zig-zags and lines in my hair? I used to do that myself. I just thought it was cool that you could actually do that with your hair. Vanilla Ice Read Quote
Concerts every night, autograph signings, endorsements, and so on. That’s not what real life is about. Vanilla Ice Read Quote
I own a mortgage company and a real estate company funded by the music. Florida is a kinda gold mine. Vanilla Ice Read Quote
My breakdancing crew used to go to the mall and squat a piece of cardboard there; we had our jam box, and I’d spin on my head and make about forty bucks a day, which was pretty good back then. I was only 14 years old, so I would chase the girls around the mall and eat some pizza and have some change left over. Vanilla Ice Read Quote
Even in a bad market, location, location, location is a way to still buy and sell property. Vanilla Ice Read Quote
I turn my negatives into my positives because one of my mottos is, ‘Yesterday’s history, tomorrow’s a mystery,’ meaning that you can’t go back and change anything in the past. Vanilla Ice Read Quote
