Scott Storch

“I keep my hip-hop as hip-hop, my R&B as R&B and my pop as pop. The ability to cross those boundaries and do all these things effectively is not commonly done.”

“I spend six to seven days a week in the studio making records. I don't have time to go do a lot of things that you have to play the political game to get recognition with the Grammy crew.”

“I drive something different every day. It's just my hobby.”

“Because I am white, I feel like certain opportunities were thrown to me through all of the people from the white community who prey on hip-hop culture.”

“You always want to be innovating and creating what's next. Versatility is also really important for a producer.”

“You can't count me out.”

“I never went out. I was not the guy at the club. I was almost scared of going to the club. All of a sudden, I found myself working with certain artists from L.A. and hanging out in L.A. and being introduced to a whole new lifestyle... and getting in trouble with them.”

“I watched my own father, he went bankrupt and had problems with the IRS. He was living beyond his means, and I guess I was doing the same thing and not even realizing it.”

“People just want the hottest records. It's not really about all the names attached to the project. It's about the work.”

“Things that are truly great will be timeless.”

“I think most I regret the way I treated Dr. Dre after he so graciously opened the doors to his kingdom to me.”

“You can't be 'on' everyday, no one is a hit machine all the time. But if you're loving the music it will happen. It shouldn't be laborious.”

“People don't go to the record store anymore. It's crazy. The culture used to be so much stronger. People would go and support you, and go pick up the album. Not just for the music, but for the liner notes, for the artwork, just for the whole thing and to have it, and be able to say, 'I have this album.'”

“When I work with Dre, he usually does more than 100 records and then picks his favorites.”

“Certain people, you just don't want to be around them.”

“My goal is get those chart positions, doing something good in music, and seeing that money in the bank.”

“I don't ever want to be considered some vanilla sherbet kinda guy.”

“It's great to work with a group from Miami.”

“I make records from top to bottom. Bring the best out of the vocalist. I deal with live instrumentation on all our records.”

“You should be able to deliver what the artist you're working with wants.”