Dr. Dre Quotes

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Dr. Dre

Profession : Musician

Birth : February 18, 1965

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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You just have to find that thing that's special about you that distinguishes you from all the others, and through true talent, hard work, and passion, anything can happen.

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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 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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I always loved the way music made me feel. I did sports at school and all, but when I got home, it was just music. Everybody in my neighborhood loved music. I could jump the back fence and be in the park where there were ghetto blasters everywhere.

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I'm not no egotistical person. I just want what I'm supposed to get. Not a penny more, not a penny less.

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I've gone seventy-nine hours without sleep, creating. When that flow is going, it's almost like a high. You don't want it to stop. You don't want to go to sleep for fear of missing something.

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Mission accomplished, we didn't have any problems as far as violence goes.

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Every person walking has some kind of talent that they can get on tape.

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I have a high tolerance for pain - both physical and mental.

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No matter where you are or what you're doing, it's always great if you don't have to get up and physically change the song that plays next.

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A lot of times when I'm at home kickin' it, I don't even listen to hip hop. I listen to all types of music.

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When we started Aftermath, we had something like 20 artists, and it was driving me crazy. I couldn't sit down and focus on any of it. Plus, it was doubly hard because you ended up crushing these people's dreams when you had to let them go.

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I've always hated authority from an early age. And authority have always hated me.

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If you're not sincere with it, you shouldn't say anything at all.

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I've always been a lunatic.

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I'm a producer at heart. I like being in the control room and directing people. That's what I do. But I've gotten on the mic a few times in my career; people seem to like it, so I'll do it again here and there. But that's really not my thing.

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The actual making of a record is the most exciting part of this business.

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There's never been any bad vibes between me and Snoop.

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I've sold a lot of records. Did I keep other artists from eating?

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