Dr. Dre Quotes
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I'm always going to talent scout and try to find new artists to work with.
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Anyone that's trying to do something to improve sound... that's all good.
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I love the new technology. New things give you a reason to want to go to the studio. New challenges mean you have to keep up, you know?
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I've been living the American Dream for over 25 years - just being able to do what I do, be creative, and make money out of it. It's incredible.
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I would go to sleep with headphones on. My mom and pop - they would have music loud enough to shake the walls.
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Kendrick Lamar is the real deal. He's a real artist, and he's gonna be here for awhile because this guy is seriously talented.
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I've sold a lot of records. Did I keep other artists from eating?
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It's entertaining to watch somebody break my music down or explain what he thinks I was thinking during the process of making these records. Because... he has no idea.
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I've been studying the planets and learning the personalities of each planet.
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I like working with new artists.
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I got Ice Cube his start. I also launched Eazy-E.
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I don't even listen to the records after they come out. It's outlawed in my house. My wife and my kids can't play any of my music around me. Once it comes out, for me, it's just business. Numbers.
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Kids are the ultimate form of motivation. They're watching. They're mimicking. They're an extension of you. So you have to win.
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In L.A., we listen to everything. If it's banging, it's banging - we don't care where it's from.
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I'd rather deal with Tipper than Bush. He's trying to kill everybody in jail.
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If you know anything about me and my history, you know I'm very particular about my projects.
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When I'm sitting in the studio, a mix isn't done till I feel it in my gut.
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'You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge.'
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I've always hated authority from an early age. And authority have always hated me.
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An instrumental album is something I've been wanting to do for a long time.
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The reason 'Detox' didn't come out was because I didn't like it.
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I think it's incredible what I've done. A lot of sweat. But as an innovator, I look back and can't help but go, 'Damn, there's things I could've done better, you know?'
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I can't see myself ever spending hundreds of thousands on anything that doesn't come with a toilet.
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Before now, I've always taken my mixes out to the car and listened to them in the parking lot. I still do that, but more so now I'm listening to it on the Beat box, and I think people should give it at least a listen and check it out and see what it is.