Artist Quotes by The-Dream

10 Artist quotes by The-Dream

The-Dream distills his experience into ten brief statements that touch on creativity, ambition, and the everyday grind of making art. It's a succinct snapshot for anyone wanting a taste of his artistic philosophy.

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I think what makes me great as a songwriter is there's still an artist behind it.

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I paint. A lot of people don't know that.

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I'm an artist because of how I do things, not because I'm trying to be one.

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I'm not a singles artist - I never have been.

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I refuse to do something that's not me as an artist.

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I love it when people come in my house and ask for my paintings off the wall, and I have to tell…

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Whether I'm working with a Top 40 artist or crafting my own music, it goes back to one thing: telling a powerful…

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I learned to play instruments and I've been in bands since I was 13, but I wanted to be an artist and…

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When people try questioning my artistry or what it is that I do, it's because it doesn't look like everybody else's art.

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I think The Weeknd is an incredible melodically driven artist. People often say to me that he sounds a lot like what…

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If anybody sounds like me... everyone knows me, I'm flattered.

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I listen to Sinatra way more than a person my age probably should.

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I'm not a singles artist - I never have been.

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Some people aren't smart enough to understand the intellectual part of a being. That's why as a 30-year-old you don't have a conversation with…

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It was always in me to just put records out. I don't like holding on to records.

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I want people to dance. I want people to feel good. You went to work, you feel bad - come here, feel good, dance.…

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R&B is a conversation that you should be able to sit down and have.

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The cultural impact of records is more important to me than a No. 1 record.

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If I do five, six records that sound great, I want it to come out as fast as it can. I don't care how…

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You never know somebody till you get in the room with them.

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People are so over what they did yesterday, they don't even sit and discuss what made it a great time. They'd have to be…

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I want to be the king of music. Period.

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I learned to play instruments and I've been in bands since I was 13, but I wanted to be an artist and I really…

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I'm talented in other places, not only in songwriting, but music is always going to be the backdrop to whatever happens in life.

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I don't stop working.

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