Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: At 15 he began to write lyrics ( `` I like to rock , I like to dance , I like pretty girls taking down their pants '' MixMag 1996 ) At 17 , he spent some time in prison because he bought forged Â # 50 notes from a friend , who later told the police .
Simplified: At 15 he began to write lyrics ( `` I like to rock , I like to dance , I like pretty girls taking down their pants '' MixMag 1996 ) . At 17 , he spent some time in prison because he bought forged Â # 50 notes from a friend , who later informed the police .