The-Dream Quotes

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The-Dream

Profession : Musician

Birth : September 20, 1977

I love it when people come in my house and ask for my paintings off the wall, and I have to tell them that I did it. I love art.

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People aren't really honest with themselves about anything. That's one of the reasons why we ended up with Trump in the White House.

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I love movies. They've always influenced the music i've done.

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I paint. A lot of people don't know that.

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I listen to Sinatra way more than a person my age probably should.

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Earlier in my career I had so much to prove.

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I used to draw cars when I was growing up. I wanted to be a car designer. I've never been professionally taught. It's something that comes and goes.

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Whether I'm working with a Top 40 artist or crafting my own music, it goes back to one thing: telling a powerful story and having that story resonate with people.

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Writing a song is about inhabiting a specific frame of mind and conjuring a mood, a character, an entire vision.

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The business of a label is to make money - my business is to make music. I'm gonna get paid if I do it right.

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Rhythm and blues is about what life is, it's about being able to talk heartbreak and understanding that people go through it, not about this fantasy in how much you're spending.

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If I do five, six records that sound great, I want it to come out as fast as it can. I don't care how many copies it sells. It's about musically moving the needle.

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If anybody sounds like me... everyone knows me, I'm flattered.

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There's nothing I can't do musically.

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I always loved the Clipse. Period, point blank.

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I've always had a soft spot for women because of my mom. Just their power.

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There are certain people who respect me in the dark. Some people who don't know me are afraid to say, 'What you doin' is kind of incredible.'

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The world gets better as soon as people start doing exactly what they're great at.

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The-Dream is a fantasy, but without fiction.

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You probably shouldn't date a songwriter if you don't want to end up on the record.

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