DRAKE

I've never been reckless - it's always calculated. I'm mischievous, but I'm calculated.

My favorite artists always documented emotion. Marvin Gaye and Al Green and Sade and Aaliyah.

My mother made me truly appreciate women.

There will be days when I walk in an arena and people will cheer and then there might be days when I walk in an arena and people might boo, but it all sounds the same to me because it's all just noise that lets me know that I'm relevant.

When it comes to knowing what to say, to charm, I always had it.

I'm actually a very honest person, and sometimes I end up like, 'Man, I said too much.' It's hard for me not to tell the truth when you ask me.

I like sweaters. I have a sweater obsession, I guess.

Patience is key for getting over a breakup. That, and trailing off your interaction after the breakup.

Jealousy is just love and hate at the same time.

I'm not going to lie; listen, I'm nice at basketball.

I'm dying to be a great dad one day, whenever that day comes.

A relationship can give you a gut wrenching feeling sometimes. It's a real emotional ride.

I'd rather tell you how I really feel.

When you're on the road and moving city to city, when someone isn't there at the end of the night, you feel empty.

You know, there are artists who are 35 and up that still make rap and that still works for them. I don't know if I want to be that guy.

I'm cool with Jay-Z. Jay-Z is genuinely my friend.

I don't really have a gimmick or a 'thing.' I'm one of the few artists who gets to be himself every day.

Me and my dad are friends. We're cool. I'll never be disappointed again, because I don't expect anything anymore from him. I just let him exist, and that's how we get along.

There were people who incorporated melody before me, but I would deem myself the first person to successfully rap and sing.

It's important for me to let my fans know I really don't care. I'm confident.

When I'm writing, I'm thinking about how the songs are going to play live. Fifty bars of rap don't translate onstage. No matter how potent the music, you lose the crowd. They want a hook; they want to sing your stuff back to you.

My dad is a great writer. Naturally talented, naturally charming. He embodies that back-in-the-day cool.

I don't measure my success anymore by the Grammys. I can't because I'll just end up crushed.

I respect Chris Brown. I'd like to call myself a friend - I don't know if I'm allowed to do that.

Surface R&B doesn't work any more. The whole heartthrob thing, songs about unrealistic love and tearing your shirt off every show - that's not really where it's at any more. It's becoming harder for those guys to sell records, and harder for them to succeed.