310 Quotes by Curtis Jackson

My description of fun would be to sit on someone’s couch and watch TV. Regular cable TV. When I’m in a hotel, on-demand is the same. I watch the TV in another language, trying to figure out what they’re saying.

I make music cuz it’s almost like I can escape everything I was involved in. All I gotta do is make music. I don’t do nothin but make music.

The opportunity and the concept of merging music culture with actual boxing is exciting. It’s bringing a younger demographic to the sport.

I have received 16 Grammy nominations and I have no trophies, because I chose to write the harsh realities. I stayed true to myself and I’ve taken a little beating behind it.

I’m not trying to save the world. As a musician and artist, it just ain’t me.

Ya’ll know what you need to do? Get together, make a We Are The World record.

I think it’s easier for the general public to embrace me in a negative way. You have people who already have a perception of me that says I’m a bad person.

My grandmother, she’s been the positive portion of my life the entire time. She raised us Baptist, and when I got old enough to say I didn’t want to go to church, she didn’t force me. She was cool.

When I’m actually creating music, I try not to listen to the hip-hop records that are going on, because I think, subconsciously, we steal from each other. If you’re listening to a record and it’s really hot, then you’ll be looking for something that feels like that, or that has a version of it.