Dr. Dre

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.

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 would go to sleep with headphones on. My mom and pop - they would have music loud enough to shake the walls.

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 always loved the way music made me feel. I did sports at school and all, but when I got home, it was just music. Everybody in my neighborhood loved music. I could jump the back fence and be in the park where there were ghetto blasters everywhere.

When we started Aftermath, we had something like 20 artists, and it was driving me crazy. I couldn't sit down and focus on any of it. Plus, it was doubly hard because you ended up crushing these people's dreams when you had to let them go.