Dusty Hill Quotes

People have compared me to Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Eminem, and J. Cole. They bring substance and largely are all good storytellers, and those are two of my biggest strengths. It's dope to be compared to people who have longevity in the game because that's the most important thing for me: I want my name to live forever.

The song This Kiss was definitely my breakthrough song. After that, Breathe was my breakthrough album.

Success happened for me when I dropped my first major label album for Def Jam, 'Live From The Underground.'

I don't pay that much attention to sales figures or awards. To me, the big question is: 'Did you influence the next generation?' That's my goal.

The 'Inside' record definitely opened up a whole new audience.

I've had people call me from bands that are very popular, and they're like, 'What do we do? We want to do what you do.' It's almost impossible to do what I do, because you would have to start in 1980. You can't just do it.

One always hopes that you're going to have influence and staying power, but you never know.

I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians.

Fortunately, the music from the first record really connected with people, and I was really proud of that.

At this stage, most of the awards I get are concerned with my longevity. Even I'm amazed at myself because there have been new generations since I've been born and new music that they create, so it's amazing to still be on the radar.

We started out a long time ago, and we've managed to just keep writing current songs and have No. 1 current records.

In rock music, you have a big success before you turn 30, then there is sort of a decay. Then there is the reunion, and everyone is waiting to hear what you were doing when you were 20, and nobody cares what you are doing at 50 or 60. But the more I continue, the more I produce, the more I play every year in bigger places.

If you think the music business is the be-all and end-all of life, you're in big trouble.

My father's legacy is going to be talked about for hundreds and hundreds of years.

'Torches' opened a lot of doors. Ultimately, it turned into an experience to be reckoned with.

You can be a champion and you can be flashy with money and cars but you have a big platform. What are you trying to change?

Giving birth to something that could possibly change the lives of millions of people for possibly decades, hundreds of years, whatever the length of time the run is, is a great feeling.

It's good to be successful but it's great to be significant

Create your legacy, and pass the baton.

I honestly feel that because Steve has passed, you know, it's like when Biggie passed and Jay-Z was allowed to become Jay-Z.

What is important - what I consider success - is that we make a contribution to our world.

Not everybody has that mentality and that's fine, but once Robert Redford leaves this earth - later rather than sooner - his legacy will go on.

True leadership is measured by what happens after you die.

Phil Collins sold five times as many records as I did. Does that make him nearly as influential as I am? Nope.

When I remixed U2's "Even Better Than the Real Thing," that was a big moment and turning point for me. One of my remixes became "the big remix" for them and then I went on tour and was living on the road with them for six months.