Dr. Dre Quotes

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

— Dr. Dre

“The only two things that scare me are God and the IRS.”

— Dr. Dre

“I had fun doing it, but acting ain't really my thing. I am more of a production/director type. I would rather be behind the scenes and organizing and putting things together like that.”

— Dr. Dre

“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?”

— Dr. Dre

“You got to realise that when I was 20 years old, I had a house, a Mercedes, a Corvette and a million dollars in the bank before I could buy alcohol legally.”

— Dr. Dre

“I just want to get my music out and make sure that it's heard in the right way.”

— Dr. Dre

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

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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.”

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“I've gotten my personal life all the way intact and made sure that it's straight. Without that, you have no foundation. Your building is going to crumble.”

— Dr. Dre

“I'm never gonna stop music, it's like air to me.”

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It's always weird when people approach me to make an investment. I tell them, 'I don't need any more money. I'm good.' Then I wait for their expression. That part is entertaining, because people look at you like you're crazy when you say you don't need any more money. Who says that?

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“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.”

— Dr. Dre

“People are always coming up to me, thinking I've got some magic wand that can make them a star and I want to tell them that no one can do that. Making hit records is not that easy. But it took me time to realize that myself.”

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“I'd rather deal with Tipper than Bush. He's trying to kill everybody in jail.”

— Dr. Dre

“Engineering and mixing are absolutely key. Once a song is done, for me personally, it's usually two or three days to get the mix down.”

— Dr. Dre

“I'm gonna try and change the course of hip hop again.”

— Dr. Dre

“It's always been difficult to make a good record. To be perfectly honest with you, it's really about the person that's pushing the buttons. No matter what type of equipment you have, you still have to have a certain talent to be able to make a good record.”

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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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I realized at a young age that sequence in an album is almost as important as the songs that are on the album.

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“In fact, I would advise against anyone doing reality shows. I won't be doing 'X Factor' just yet.”

— Dr. Dre

“Anyone that's trying to do something to improve sound ... that's all good.”

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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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“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.”

— Dr. Dre

“No matter how hard you work to bring yourself up, there's someone out there working just as hard, to put you down ...”

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Even when I was close to defeat I rose to my feet

— Dr. Dre

Try to be the king, but the ace is back.

— Dr. Dre

“It ain't that I'm too big to listen to the rumors, It's just that I'm too damn big to pay attention to 'em.”

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“Don't be worried about the next man - make sure your business tight.”

— Dr. Dre

“When faced with defeat, rise to your feet!”

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“Hear what the artists hear, and listen to the music the way they should, the way I do.”

— Dr. Dre

Clear communication. Respect. A lot of laughter. And a lot of orgasms. That's what makes a marriage work.

— Dr. Dre

“Those who are quiet will always cause riots.”

— Dr. Dre

“I'm bad for your health, like puttin' a pistol up to your face and blastin' yourself.”

— Dr. Dre

When I'm lovin' these hoes, there ain't no love involved.

— Dr. Dre

I apologize to the women I've hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know that it has forever impacted all of our lives.

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“I don't have room in my life for folks that large and demanding.”

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“I'm expressin' with my full capabilities,
And now I'm livin in correctional facilities.
Cause some don't agree with how I do this,
I get straight and meditate like a Buddhist.”

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“I been in the game for 10 years making rap tunes ...
Ever since honeys was wearing Sassoons.”

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“People aren't hearing all the music”

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“They wanna hang us, see us dead, or enslave us, keep us trapped in the same place we raised in. Then they wonder why we act so outrageous, run around stressed out and pull out gauges.”

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I'm high off the indo creepin' with the quickness to the cut, bust one to his head while he munches on that donut.

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“I can take a three-year-old and make a hit record with him.”

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I wanted to be sure that my donation did two things: went directly into the hands of hurricane victims and that it was an amount that could really impact their lives and make a difference.

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“I've got more class than most.”

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“Snoop Doggy Dogg paged, that must mean more hoes.”

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“Name a sexual disease, she got it like Sam Goody.”

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“The record business. It's exactly what it is-Record-Busin ess. You have to take care of both, or they won't take care of you.”

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“I ain't a thug - how much Tupac in you you got?”

— Dr. Dre

“BSB are my personal favorites.”

— Dr. Dre

“I just took some ecstasy, ain't no tellin' what the side effects could be.”

— Dr. Dre