“Success to me is self-determined, the life I live today, to come from a kid strung out on angel dust, homeless, at some points sleeping in the street. No money, not knowing where the next meal was coming from. No sex, no relationships, people that didn't love me, didn't care about me, to where I am today... that's successful. When I signed my record deal I always wanted to be respected by my peers for my ability and my skill level.” PeopleSelfCareKidsTodayWantedNextSexSleepAbilityLevelsDealsKnowingSuccessfulRecordsStreetsSkillsAngelDeterminedDustMealsNot KnowingPeersHomelessNo MoneyLive For TodaySleeping In Author:Joe Budden
“It's one of my short-term goals, to be able to actually record music and release it simultaneously and not just hold on to it.” AbleGoalTermRecordsReleaseShort TermShort Term Goals Author:Joe Budden
“Technology being the way it is, and record sales being the way it is, there are not too many things that you need to depend on a label for that you can't go out and do yourself.” WayNeedsTechnologyRecordsDependsLabels Author:Joe Budden
“When you're young and you're comin' up, and you dream of gettin' this record deal, and then you actually get it, and, you know, its apples and oranges from everything that you pictured. The line was pretty self-explanatory to me: once I got in my major label agreement, I definitely couldn't deal with it. It was drivin' me crazy, givin' me gray hairs at an early age.” KnowsSelfDreamAgeYoungLinesDealsRecordsCrazyHairMajorsLabelsApplesAgreementGrayOrangeGray HairApples And Oranges Author:Joe Budden
“You don't need to be at a major, not at all. Technology being the way it is, and record sales being the way it is, there are not too many things that you need to depend on a label for that you can't go out and do yourself.” WayNeedsTechnologyRecordsDependsMajorsLabels Author:Joe Budden
