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

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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. "

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

" 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. "

" I'm always going to talent scout and try to find new artists to work with. "

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

" 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. "

" I was the biggest Public Enemy fan - I think it's what inspired the aggression of N.W.A. We just took a different route lyrically. "

" An instrumental album is something I've been wanting to do for a long time. "

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

" I had between 20 and 40 songs for 'Detox,' and I just couldn't feel it. Usually, I can hear the sequence of an album as I'm going, but I wasn't able to do that. I wasn't feeling it in my gut. "

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

" 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. "

" There is some sampling on my records and a lot of what I call replays, where I'd have musicians come in the studio and replay the sample from the original record. But mainly, we'd come up with our own music. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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 know sound, and this is what I'm going to stick to: what I know. "

" 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. "

" Black women are the strongest most hardworking people on earth. "

" Every person walking has some kind of talent that they can get on tape. "

" My father is the oldest of seven boys. "

" I am never going to give music up. "

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

" I've looked at pictures that my mom has of me, from when I was four years old at the turntable. I'm there, reaching up to play the records. I feel like I was bred to do what I do. I've been into music, and listening to music and critiquing it, my whole life. "

" I like working with new artists. "

" 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. "

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

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