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" I'm a producer at heart. I like being in the control room and directing people. That's what I do. But I've gotten on the mic a few times in my career; people seem to like it, so I'll do it again here and there. But that's really not my thing. "

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" I sequence during the entire recording process. The sequencing changes as I'm recording and as I'm listening. From when I'm, like, four songs in, I start trying to figure out which song should come after which. Which is important, and it changes as the album goes. "

Dr. Dre

Process

Start

Song

" If you know anything about me and my history, you know I'm very particular about my projects. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Dr. Dre

Music

Original

" 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. "

" I have tons of music stashed. "

Dr. Dre

Tons

Music

" 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? "

" Somebody approached me about working with Michael Jackson, and I did say no because I like working with new artists or people that I've worked with in the past. I can develop them from the ground up. There's no set standard that I have to live up to or anything like that. "

Dr. Dre

I Can

Live

" I have a high tolerance for pain - both physical and mental. "

" I had fun doing it, but acting ain't really my thing. I am more of a production/director type. I would rather be behind the scenes and organizing and putting things together like that. "

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

" I get butterflies every time a record comes out. I'm like, 'I hope people like it. I hope people buy it.' "

Dr. Dre

Hope

Time

" It's always been difficult 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. "

" 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. "

" I think it's incredible what I've done. A lot of sweat. But as an innovator, I look back and can't help but go, 'Damn, there's things I could've done better, you know?' "

" I'm so secluded, and I'm so private. "

Dr. Dre

Secluded

Private

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

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

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

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

Dr. Dre

Pregnant

Mother

" 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'm a fan of J. Cole. "

Dr. Dre

Fan

" My father is the oldest of seven boys. "

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

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

" Everything in my life has been about sound and making music, so Beats represents just that - the improvement of sound and the dedication to everything I've been doing from the day I started. "

" 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. "