“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
“The best beauty secret, besides sleep and plenty of water, is do whatever it is - before you go out, before you need to feel beautiful - do whatever makes you feel confident. If it’s putting on a great dance record and rocking out in your apartment, do it. If kissing someone for 10 minutes makes you feel confident, do it.” IfsNeedsFeelsBeautifulWaterSleepSecretRecordsMinutesKissingPlentyApartmentFeeling BeautifulGreat DanceKissing SomeoneRocking Out Author:Aimee Mullins
“I couldn't sell pills no more [because my] homie went to jail. I was just dirt broke. I went to TDE and was literally living in the studio where you record. I went damn near a whole two years not getting sleep because there was always somebody there recording. I was taking baths with dishwashing liquid.I was one of the dudes [who] would never ask for nothing so I would never ask for soap.” YearsTwoWholeAsksSleepRecordsSellsStudiosBrokeDamnTwo YearsJailDirtPillsBathsSoapLiquid Author:Schoolboy Q
“I used to play my records aloud until one night my mother was like, "This is too loud. I'm not having it," and so I put on headphones. But the headphones didn't stretch all the way to my bed from the record player, so I had to sleep on the floor in order to hear the records. I slept on the floor right next to the record player until I was probably 19 years old.” WayYearsPlayUsedMotherNightOrderNextSleepRecordsPlayerBedLoudOne NightHeadphonesRecord Players Author:Lauryn Hill
“I usually record all through the night, but I'm known for waking up early in the morning. Even if I had recorded till 3 or 4 in the morning I might wake up at 9 or 10. I never sleep till 1 o clock.” IfsMightNightSleepKnownMorningRecordsWake UpClockWakingUp EarlyNever SleepWaking Up Early Author:Gucci Mane
“I can't sleep very well at night. It takes me a while to get to sleep. I could just be nocturnal. I have my nighttime witching hour where I hang out, listen to records or watch TV.” WellsI CanNightHoursSleepWatchesRecordsTvsHanging OutTake MeCan't SleepNighttimeNocturnalI Can't Sleep Author:Billie Joe Armstrong
“I bought a self learning record to learn Spanish. I turned it on and went to sleep; the record got stuck. The next day I could only stutter in Spanish.” SelfHumorFunnyNextLanguageSleepLearningRecordsStuckNext Day Author:Steven Wright
“Texas is my mind's country, that place I most want to understand and record and preserve. Four generations of my people sleep in its soil; I have children there, and a grandson; the dead past and the living future tie me to it.” PeopleWantMindChildrenCountryPastSleepRecordsFourGenerationsPreservesTiesSoilTexasGrandsonFour Generations Book:Warning, Writer at Work: The Best Collectibles of Larry L. King Source: Warning, Writer at Work: The Best Collectibles of Larry L. King
“If I dont get enough sleep, my brain gets fatigued, and the voice suffers. If Im doing some retail work and trying to read and record legal copy, I start sounding like I had a few too many the night before.” IfsTryingEnoughNightSufferingVoiceSleepBrainRecordsCopiesRetailEnough Sleep Author:Roger Craig Smith
“And being gay isn't so easy, either I've always said that if anyone ever thought I was straight they must need glasses - but when I finally came out and said, "Yes, I do sleep with men and I'm gay," yeah, I lost record sales. There's no question - big, big time.” IfsMenNeedsSaidBigsLostEasySleepRecordsGayYeahGlassesBeing Gay Author:Boy George
“Well, especially now I come to realize - and then - I would do my schooling which was three hours with a tutor and right after that I would go to the recording studio and record, and I'd record for hours and hours until it's time to go to sleep.” WellsThreeRealizingHoursSleepRecordsStudiosGoing To SleepSchoolingTutorRecording Studio Author:Michael Jackson