Dr. Dre

There's actually a lot of producers that I like to listen to.

I like working with new artists.

No matter what type of equipment you have, you still have to have a certain talent to be able to make a good record.

It's always been difficult to make a good record. To be perfectly honest with you, it's really about the person that's pushing the buttons. No matter what type of equipment you have, you still have to have a certain talent to be able to make a good record.

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.

I'm never gonna stop music, it's like air to me.

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

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.

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 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?

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

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.