Honestly, a lot of people thought that I was on top of the world selling so many millions of records, and that this is the life that everybody would want, but I never got to enjoy any of my success.
I didn't end up going bankrupt... I made some great investments and I held on to my money, which also enables me to have the freedom to do what I want now. But it's not about finances. No matter what, it's about keeping it real.
I got caught up on drugs for a few years, I'm off it, I'm very happy, got two kids and a family and everything. And like I said I'm making the underground music, and keeping it real.
I just kept it real and had the freedom to do what I want. It's not designed for any age group. It's not made for radio. There are no edits. The whole album contains explicit lyrics but that's because you need it.
I really feel like I've been given a second chance and to see so many people coming out to embrace my new sound is a blessing. And a lot of people, after seeing the VH1 special, feel like they get to know me personally because my whole life has been a big misconception about me personally.
I use the music to vent, and a lot of the stuff that I am writing about or was writing about contained a lot of anger and anxiety, stress and depression, so that's how the album came out so dark.
I used the music kind of as therapy, and it's just amazing that I feel so free after doing that. I feel like I had it trapped inside of me and now I feel free. So it's been a very good therapy session for me as well.
It wasn't until '94 when I tried to commit suicide that I realized that it wasn't about the money.
Nobody knew the direction of the album until the very end. It was really amazing because we had no idea what we were going to come up with.
Shows have been sold out. It's overwhelming, you know. I had no idea what to expect with this new sound and everything and just to see so many people just come out and embrace it, it's overwhelming.
This was totally influenced by me and the direction that I am writing about and the stuff that I am writing about. There is just no way that you can be as intense as what I have been through in my life over a drum beat machine, sample, or loop; it's just not going to happen.
With radio limitations as far as length of songs and content, sometimes if you are being conscious of that then that effects the outcome of a song.
Vanilla Ice was named one of People magazine's most beautiful people in 1991.
Vanilla Ice dated Madonna in 1992, and appears in her book, titled Sex.
Vanilla Ice released a two CD set in 2001, titled Bipolar, with: Chuck D, and the Wu Tang Clan contributing to the tracks.
Vanilla Ice made a suicide attempt in 1994, because he was addicted to drugs, and he felt his career and personal life was a failure.
Vanilla Ice appeared in a television commercial for Coca-Cola in 1991.
Vanilla Ice races motocross professionally, under the name Rob VanWinkle, he has earned over a hundred trophys for his riding efforts.
Vanilla Ice wrote and performed the song Ninja Rap for the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze.
Vanilla Ice played a nightclub performer in the 1991 movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze.
Vanilla Ice released Extremely Live in 1991, the album went certified gold.
Vanilla Ice was portrayed by Jim Carrey on the FOX television hit In Living Color.
Vanilla Ice was sued by the first African-American fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, who claimed that he stole their step routine for his dance moves, and used their words as his lyrics. The case was settled in favor of Vanilla Ice.
Vanilla Ice released his follow up album, titled To The Extreme in 1990, featuring his smash hit 'Ice Ice Baby'. It sold 15 million copies.
He was the most popular in the Second Episode of Hit me Baby One More Time.
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