Dr. Dre

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. ”

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? ”

I don't ever see myself retiring totally from music, because I have a genuine love and passion for it. ”

Everything in my life has been about sound and making music, so Beats represents just that - the improvement of sound and the dedication to everything I've been doing from the day I started. ”

I believe in reincarnation, and I believe I've lived quite a few lives. ”

I've looked at pictures that my mom has of me, from when I was four years old at the turntable. I'm there, reaching up to play the records. I feel like I was bred to do what I do. I've been into music, and listening to music and critiquing it, my whole life. ”

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. ”

I work hard making music - that's how I earn a living. ”

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

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. ”