25 Quotes by Jerry Heller

I consider the most important period of my life, from March 3rd, 1987, I think it was, to March 26th, 1995: the day I met Eazy-E and the day he died. To me, that was the most important period of my life, of my career, and the part that I am most proud of.

Gangsta rap was the most important movement since the beginning of rock n' roll.

N.W.A. were the first great rap audio documentarians of the problems in our inner cities.

I'm the boogeyman used to scare South Central kids when they tell ghost stories.

I don't want to be judged next to guys like Suge Knight. I want to be measured next to David Geffen, Irving Azoff, and Clive Davis. Whether I measure up or not, I let my record speak for me. That's how I want to be judged - by what I've done, not by what people like Ice Cube and Dr. Dre have said about me.

Eazy was a true visionary. He really was like flesh and blood. Like a son. He was a good kid. He was the best.

There are two kinds of people in the entertainment industry: Those that close deals and those that don't.

The music business and I were made for each other.

The more parents hate the music, the more their children will like it. It had been true with Elvis, and it had been true with the Rolling Stones. 'Straight Outta Compton' was music that parents could loathe with a passion. I knew we had a massive hit.