Quotes from Frank Dukes

Nirvana, Weezer and Smashing Pumpkins, all those bands, at their core, are just really incredible pop music and I think a lot of that stuff has deeply affected the way I approach music.

Whether it's a huge hit or sold five copies, as long artistically and creatively I can stand by what I did, then I'll feel successful.

You can't just plug your guitar in your computer and make it sound like an old record.

I don't really generate material specifically for the Kingsway Music Library. It's just a product of the way I work.

Kanye is producing in the true sense of the word. 'Real Friends' was an idea started by me and Boi-1da. We passed it off to Kanye, and Kanye kind of stripped it down and had Havoc add some drums to it. Kanye had the vision. That's really true-school production.

I was into skateboarding, so through skating I kind of got into hip hop by discovering it through skate videos.

I'm not one for the limelight I suppose.