In an interview two months before his death: I've done some horrible, horrible things. I was involved in protection rackets, firearms, and extortion all before my 18th birthday. I was a young laddie from the ghettos and we didn't have much.
When interviewed by Anything Goes show: There was no father figure for me; my brother was my father figure. As a young lad with a sharp mind, I not only followed others into lawlessness but from an early age, I took the role of leader.