The question has been asked, do you think you're bitter and/or have a sense of entitlement? Give me your thoughts.

Some would think that I have a sense of entitlement because I'm sure of me but that doesn't entitle me to anything that's not mine, so no, I don't think that I have a sense of entitlement.

And am I bitter? If so, it's at Chicago for not being professional. Lets take the nightclub scene for example. A nice club opens and they base success not off of how may heads are there having a good time, staying out of trouble, but instead on how many people are drinking. Or Chicago will put a lot of money into a club but have a whack-ass sound system. Or Chicago will put a lot of money into a club but have a tired-ass DJ - not one tired-ass DJ but like 20 tired ass DJs in a month, one DJ on the first Sunday of the month or Hip-Hop on Wednesdays - all of that.

You used to be able to identify a club with the DJ. Ron Hardy was the Music Box. The Pleasure Dome became Andre Hatchett's house. Louis was at Exit all night. The DJs used to spoil you back then. These days you can't get spoiled. These days there are too many DJs in a night or throughout the week, one thing on one night and another thing on another night. Also, many DJs don't let music play and so they give the wrong interpretation. It makes people restless.

Which DJs are your favorites in Chicago?

Great DJs in Chicago: Boo Williams, Ron Trent, Anthony Nicholson, Terry Hunter, Andre Hatchett, the veteran interviewing me (Charles Matlock), Elvis Armstrong, Darren Brandon... But people don't come out to support our own as much as out-of-town DJs. Now this is no diss, because Louie Vega is my man, but when Louie or another New York DJ or a DJ from overseas comes to Chicago, people come out.

Do you include yourself in that class?

Well, we don't get hired as much. I'm not saying "Hire me" - I could give a shit if you hire me or not, I'm gonna get mine anyway. I like playing in other countries. But I've had people contact me here and say, "All we've got is $400. How much do you charge?" In that order. I say, "If I'm in America, I'll do it for a fair price: $2,000. But for you, I'd do it for $1,000." They say, "Man, $1,000? That's too much." I say, "But you just brought in Tom, Dick and Harry from New York or overseas, and you dropped $4,000 if they're giving you a play. And on top of that, you've paid for plane tickets, a night at the W or some other ritzy hotel, you had to take them out to dinner, pay for gas to get to and from the airport... Muthafucka, I live here, you don't have to pay for my food and I'm using my own gas to get to your club and back and you can't pay me $1,000?!"

How many releases do you have out? Albums and singles?

Six albums with about 12 songs each and over 100 singles. The reason I do this is because I like to entertain people and that's the only way I know how to do it. Don't be mad at me because of my personal views or if I don't know you when I'm out, unless you introduce yourself. As far as the way I feel, I don't hate anybody but if I don't agree with you, don't use that as a tool to bash my sound. Separate the man from the music. And really, if Michael Jackson had taken the time to befriend everyone, he wouldn't have had any time for himself. I've got a life too, so respect that. But if you support my music, I love you and you've got my gratitude for it.

What do you get for playing overseas?

Minimum: 5 stacks. Average: 10 stacks.

Anything else you'd like to say?

Just support the sound. If you meet me, and we gotta respect each other, its cool, you can support me, cause I'm gonna always support mankind. Support the sound if you like my sound. If you don't, its cool, I'm okay with that, it's just an interpretation of me. And for the deephousepage people, the ones who hate, the non-genuine: For the record, Glenn Underground doesn't hate gay people. I don't have to agree with the lifestyle, but I've got a lot of gay friends. And I know its status quo for people to say that - like "I've got a lot of Black friends" - but I've got a lot of friends that are gay who I can say are my friends. You're not going to agree on everything when it comes to life, and I don't hate these people. And I don't hate White people either. For the people who say that, some of my ex-girlfriends have been as "white at the driven snow".

What gives you hope?

Music. It's like knitting a perfect sweater... and DJing is the needle that sews it all together. Music calms the savage beast.