Quotes from G-Dragon

Since the whole world is now concerned more about K-pop, I want to make more great songs which can be listed to as classics.

Every Chanel show I've been to is very conceptual. Even down to the music and smells, the whole thing is connected.

I want to do something that can support all the people in Korea and the world who see us and are inspired to do their own thing.

Americans might not understand, but within Korea, Big Bang was one of the first artists to make their own production. We have our own interpretation of our own songs. We do our own thing.

I'm not sure if they do this in the States, but in Korea, until high school, on your graduation diploma there's a line that states your future goal. Kids write 'president' or 'astronaut,' or whatever. I always wrote 'singer.'

Korean people, including me, want to go faster and faster - in music, in fashion, in art, too.

It would be ridiculous for anyone to consider me the face of Korean art.

You have to believe in yourself, challenge yourself, and push yourself until the very end; that's the only way you'll succeed.

When I perform as a solo, I think a lot about what I always wanted to do but have not done yet.

When I was young and didn't know any English, I was drawn by the energy and power of foreign songs and their melodies.

If you look at the brands that I like, there are brands I like because of the clothes; then, there are brands I like because of their attitude and mentality.

In order to keep my creativity alive, I just try to enjoy life to the fullest.

Stony Skunk, when they were with our company, had a song which I personally like called 'Red Light District.'

I am a songwriter and producer, and though you have to be personal in everything you do, you always having to look at things from another's perspective.

I earned the opportunity to stand on stage with many senior artists at YG, and naturally, I gained stage experience.

I will keep - try - to be, like, on a new level every day.

Unfortunately, in Korea, I feel like some people are just seeing the dollar signs and sending out artists into the foreign markets who aren't fully prepared.

I now know that inspirations must come from everywhere.

G-Dragon is a fancy person. People don't expect the upright image of G-Dragon. Kwon Ji Yong is an introvert and has lots of things going on in his head.

Work until your idols become your rivals

We've been proud of the fact that we were known for our music first and it has been what makes us work harder

'Storm' was the first song I did as a member of YG. The record gave me a lot of pressure. I didn't think I was prepared at the time.

We are Korean, so obviously they call our music K-pop. But we never thought of our music as K-pop. Our music is just our music.

Stage outfits are loud, outspoken, glamorous, fancy, and very different from normal day-to-day clothing. Therefore, by its nature, it is experimental.