“To somebody else saying all I need is 10 million dollars, then I've probably made it. But there are Paul McCartneys walking around with $500 million catalogs. That's pretty much what I want. And that's just music. That doesn't even include directing and writing of movies and all of the other things that I want to go on to do. So I have a big dream.”

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

The-Dream, born Terius Adamu Ya Gesteelde-Diamant, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his work in R&B and hip-hop, and for writing and co-producing songs for other artists. He has often worked with production partner Tricky Stewart. Starting with Beyoncé’s 2008 album I Am... Sasha Fierce, he has been credited on each of her later albums.