Dr. Dre

I don't take any shorts. I don't say, 'Okay, it's good enough.' I try to get exactly what I'm hearing in my head to the tape, and I won't let it move until then.

In L.A., we listen to everything. If it's banging, it's banging - we don't care where it's from.

No matter what type of equipment you have, you still have to have a certain talent to be able to make a good record.

One of the first people that believed in me, the first person to invest in my talent, me and this guy used to argue all the time in the studio, but at the end of the day, we both realized that we were after the same goal, and that was to make great music. And I'm talking about Eazy-E.

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

And even when I was close to defeat, I rose to my feet.

I just make the music feel the way I want it to feel, and I don't put it out until I'm totally happy with it.

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.

The difference between the headphones and making music, it's like, okay, I have a new business here that I'm proud of, but my soul still remains in the music-making process.

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.

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

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

Everything that I do is for sound goals. It comes from my gut. When I'm sitting in the studio, a mix isn't done till I feel it in my gut.

Kids are the ultimate form of motivation. They're watching. They're mimicking. They're an extension of you. So you have to win.

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