Quotes from Dr. Dre

My mother got pregnant with me at the age of fifteen. This was '64, and unheard of at that time.

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

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

I have tons of music stashed.

I did record 'The Chronic' in 1992. The year was not a total loss.

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

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.

Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs is a hustler. In fact, he's what I call an extreme hustler.

I got Ice Cube his start. I also launched Eazy-E.

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

In my opinion, some of the hip-hop records that come out, people are willing to compromise. I'm not.

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.

Eminem is just incredible. That's the word that comes to mind: 'incredible.'

If you're not sincere with it, you shouldn't say anything at all.

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?

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.

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?

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

I'm not a big spender. I don't get into all the jewelry and all that.

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

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.

It's a very interesting thing because I can start mixing a song and leave the room and come back and maybe just slide one lever to a certain point, and it just - it's a certain feeling that it gives you when you know it's right.

'Straight Outta Compton' is the album I'm least happy with. I threw it together in six weeks so we could have something to sell out of the trunk.

I've sold a lot of records. Did I keep other artists from eating?