The-Dream Quotes

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The-Dream

Profession : Musician

Birth : September 20, 1977

I'm not arrogant but I'm confident enough to know what I can do and what I can't do. And I'm fine with what I can't.

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My uncle used to say, 'You'll go on and become the dream of the family.' That's how I got my name.

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When I used to work my 9 to 5, I used to go to this abandoned house down the street. It was for sale, but nobody knew it. It was a mansion. Every day, or at least four days out the week, I would just stand on the porch of the house for like a year straight. That was around 2001 or 2002.

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At the end of the day, I'm big on principle and loyalty.

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Man's biggest enemy is a woman who has it in for them.

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When the Atlanta Braves were owned by Ted Turner, he was very passionate and did whatever it took to do something good - and eventually he made money. Labels used to be the same way. Now they're corporations, and it's only about their stock.

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Everybody needs love and loves something.

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I think The Weeknd is an incredible melodically driven artist. People often say to me that he sounds a lot like what I do, and I'm sure that the influence is there. But he's not me, nor is he trying to be me.

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Money affects everything, from who I'm with to what label I'm on, so everything I do now is about protecting it. But I didn't understand how powerfully that would affect my home life.

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Every time you hear an 808 drum machine beat on one of my songs, it comes from Freaknik.

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I call my attorney three times a day.

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R&B is a conversation that you should be able to sit down and have.

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I'm just not Mr. Joe that goes to work nine-to-five. I never will be.

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Men don't really change. That's just how it is.

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It was always in me to just put records out. I don't like holding on to records.

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One thing is relationships: Don't get in a relationship if you're going to leave a man if he cheats on you. Because 99% of the time he's going to cheat.

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It takes a lot to put a 5-piece band on, even though we need it. We need those harmonies; I need those four background singers - not because I can't sing but because I need to relay the message of what the song is emotionally, or the feeling, period.

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I think of myself just as a writer.

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I love Aaliyah.

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I was playing a lot of Coldplay before the world knew who I was, before anybody knew my 'Umbrella' song. Those songs still stick in my head. I just love it. It's without pop culture, it's just a song. It's just singing.

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