The-Dream

The record company has fought for themselves, never for me.

— The-Dream

Earlier in my career I had so much to prove.

— The-Dream

Men don't really change. That's just how it is.

— The-Dream

I'm everybody in music's guilty pleasure.

— The-Dream

Life gets you hurt. Love didn't do it. Life does it.

— The-Dream

My grandfather would go to work at 6 A.M.

— The-Dream

At the end of the day, I'm big on principle and loyalty.

— The-Dream

Man's biggest enemy is a woman who has it in for them.

— The-Dream

I don't believe in cards. I believe in cash. I'd carry gold if it wasn't so heavy.

— The-Dream

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

— The-Dream

I've always had a soft spot for women because of my mom. Just their power.

— The-Dream

I am human, and people fall in and out of love all the time.

— The-Dream

I'm just not Mr. Joe that goes to work nine-to-five. I never will be.

— The-Dream

Anytime a musician says they're going to retire they're lying.

— The-Dream

The easiest part is growing something from nothing because there's no expectations.

— The-Dream

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

— The-Dream

I was playing a lot of Coldplay before the world knew who I was, before anybody knew my 'Umbrella' song. Those songs…

— The-Dream

Money affects everything, from who I'm with to what label I'm on, so everything I do now is about protecting it. But…

— The-Dream

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

— The-Dream

Spiritually, I just have an innate feeling about things and individuals in life and I'm touched in that way that I can't…

— The-Dream

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

— The-Dream

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

— The-Dream

I really love customising certain songs for certain people. No matter what weight that comes with it - whether it comes with…

— The-Dream

Politics changes music most of the time. Ronald Reagan - you can kind of say that he made hip-hop what it was…

— The-Dream

When the Atlanta Braves were owned by Ted Turner, he was very passionate and did whatever it took to do something good…

— The-Dream

At the end of the day, I'm a songwriter.

— The-Dream

I want to be the king of music. Period.

— The-Dream

Frank Ocean is definitely amazing.

— The-Dream

I'm an oddball Georgia working guy.

— The-Dream

Everybody needs love and loves something.

— The-Dream

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

— The-Dream

I call my attorney three times a day.

— The-Dream

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

— The-Dream

I grew up on Jodeci and R. Kelly.

— The-Dream

The-Dream is a fantasy, but without fiction.

— The-Dream

This is Life. Nothing's promised or perfect, neither am I.

— The-Dream

You can't just keep stacking up things and not go and live.

— The-Dream

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

— The-Dream

I'm not arrogant but I'm confident enough to know what I can do and what I can't do. And I'm fine with…

— The-Dream

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

— The-Dream