Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Drake Quotes
DistributionIndie CultureMusic Industry To go indie is a thing. But to put an album in the stores, you need a distribution label.
Emotional Well-beingLonelinessTravel When you're on the road and moving city to city, when someone isn't there at the end of the night, you feel empty.
AuthenticityConfidenceHonestyIndividualitySelf-Expression I don't really have a gimmick or a 'thing.' I'm one of the few artists who gets to be himself every day.
AuthenticityCreativityEmotionExpression I just have a thing in my brain that when I'm about to do something that's genuine or authentic, I think of it in song form. I'll be like, 'Yo, this is a human emotion that no one talks about.'
DeterminationEagernessParenthoodPatienceSelf-Improvement I'm dying to be a great dad one day, whenever that day comes.
HumilityIdentityPerceptionResilience People like to build their own story about my life. I don't know if it makes them feel better, or if it makes it okay for them to not like me, but the last thing I grew up as was rich.
AcceptanceExpectationRelationship Me and my dad are friends. We're cool. I'll never be disappointed again, because I don't expect anything anymore from him. I just let him exist, and that's how we get along.
Artist ImageAuthenticityMusic Industry ChangeSuccess Surface R&B doesn't work any more. The whole heartthrob thing, songs about unrealistic love and tearing your shirt off every show - that's not really where it's at any more. It's becoming harder for those guys to sell records, and harder for them to succeed.
ExpectationMediaNarrativePerception You do get certain publications in the States where, if things don't go according to plan, they flip the story and it becomes very negative.
PerspectiveSelf WorthSuccess I don't measure my success anymore by the Grammys. I can't because I'll just end up crushed.
CreativityInnovationNon-conformityPushing BoundariesRedefinition I push myself in a lot of aspects when I write a song. I write a piece and where most people would stop and say, 'Oh, that's the hook right there,' I'll move that to the first four bars of the verse and do a new hook.
Clear ConscienceFreedomHappinessInner Peace I wake up in the morning and my heart is light, man. It's not heavy. I don't have skeletons in the closet on their way out.
DedicationEffortExcellencePerfectionSatisfaction 'Perfection' to me is, I walk away from a situation and say, 'I did everything I could do right there. There was nothing more that I could do.' I was a hundred percent, like the meter was at the top. There was nothing else I could have done. You know? Like, I worked as hard as I possibly could have. That's perfection.
CalculationDeliberationSelf-Control I've never been reckless - it's always calculated. I'm mischievous, but I'm calculated.
AmbitionAuthenticityDriveIndependent Career The ideal girl is driven, working on something other than modeling or being a singer.
InfluenceMalleabilityPower of Words Reviews condition people. At the end of the day, a lot of human minds are malleable. They can be easily shaped with strong words.
Business OwnershipIncome SourcesWealth Rappers aren't the really rich ones. We all have nice houses with studios and cars, but you need a piece of someone's business to be super wealthy.
DevotionFanNationalityPersonalityStyle I like Ryan Gosling as an actor. I watch all of his movies, and he's Canadian and I just like his swag. I read his interviews and I'm a big fan of his.
CharmStyleTalentWriting My dad is a great writer. Naturally talented, naturally charming. He embodies that back-in-the-day cool.
ConnectionDatingEffortRelationship Trying to meet new women, it's always a little more difficult as opposed to calling somebody I knew that's single and trying to rebuild that connection.
FriendshipRespect I respect Chris Brown. I'd like to call myself a friend - I don't know if I'm allowed to do that.