Dr. Dre

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

A lot of times when I'm at home kickin' it, I don't even listen to hip hop. I listen to all types of music.

The reason 'Detox' didn't come out was because I didn't like it.

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 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.

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

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.