G-Dragon Quotes and Sayings

Nationality: South Korean | Occupation: Singer | From: August 18 1988 - Living.

I would write down the lyrics to 'C.R.E.A.M.' in Korean – not translating it, but phonetically writing out each word. I didn't know what they were saying, so I would just write everything down as I heard it. I would recite it and imitate it like that. That's how I started to write my own raps.

Down • Each Word • Everything • Know • Lyrics • My Own • Own • Phonetically • Raps • Saying • Writing

I want a daughter no matter what.

Daughter • Matter • Want

I have a very small physique, so it's a little hard to find suits that really fit me well. I have to wear sizes that are really skinny.

Find • Hard • Little • Me • Sizes • Skinny • Small • Small Physique • Suits

Americans might not understand, but within Korea, Big Bang was one of the first artists to make their own production. We have our own interpretation of our own songs. We do our own thing.

Americans • Artists • Bang • Big • First • Interpretation • Korea • Own • Production • Songs • Thing • Understand

You can't explain Chanel. It's a verb.

Chanel • Explain • Verb • You

Kwon Ji Yong is searching for the comfort and reliable people that G-Dragon doesn't have offstage.

Comfort • GDragon • Kwon Ji Yong • Offstage • People • Reliable • Searching

The sights you can find here in Paris are second to none.

Find • Here • Paris • Second • Sights • You

I will keep – try – to be, like, on a new level every day.

Day • Every Day • Level • Level Every • New • Try • Will

When I wear Chanel, I feel like I'm not just wearing clothes: I'm wearing Chanel.

Chanel • Clothes • Feel • Just • Like • Wear • Wearing

European style is classic, with its own color, and to me, it always feels chic.

Always • Chic • Classic • Color • European Style • Me • Own • Style

When I was still a student, I came out of a performing arts high school, and the female students who were doing traditional dance and ballet were so beautiful. They were beautiful, starting from their postures.

Arts • Beautiful • Dance • Doing • Female Students • High • Performing • Postures • School • Student

As a rapper, I was heavily influenced by American rap albums. But for songs that are more melody-driven, I get my inspiration from Korean albums.

Albums • American • Inspiration • Melodydriven • More • Rap • Rapper • Songs

There are albums that I like because of specific songs, but then there are albums that I like as a complete body of work. 'Ghetto Fabolous' is an album I lived with daily.

Album • Albums • Body • Daily • Ghetto • Ghetto Fabolous • Like • Lived • Songs • Specific • Work

Musical success depends on how much you enjoy it and how much you are willing to put in. Luck must follow, too.

Depends • Enjoy • Follow • Luck • Much • Musical • Success • Willing • You

We are Korean, so obviously they call our music K-pop. But we never thought of our music as K-pop. Our music is just our music.

Call • Just • Kpop • Music • Music Kpop • Never • Obviously • Our • Thought

I want to do something that can support all the people in Korea and the world who see us and are inspired to do their own thing.

Own • People • See • Something • Support • Us • Want • World

When I was young and didn't know any English, I was drawn by the energy and power of foreign songs and their melodies.

Any • Drawn • Energy • English • Foreign • Know • Power • Young

It would be ridiculous for anyone to consider me the face of Korean art.

Anyone • Art • Face • Korean • Me • Ridiculous • Would

We make our own music, and the songs appeal to the public well, and the public likes them.

Likes • Music • Our • Own • Public • Songs • Well

As a musician myself, I wouldn't be confident if I received some other composers' song, because I choose to express myself through the music that I make.

Choose • Composers • Confident • Music • Musician • Myself • Song

When I perform as a solo, I think a lot about what I always wanted to do but have not done yet.

Always • Done • Lot • Solo • Think • Wanted

There was this hip-hop collective called People Crew. And at the time in Korea, there was no real place to access rap music. So People Crew used to host this summer school program, which taught rapping and dancing. I begged my mom to attend that school to learn how to rap.

Access Rap Music • Hiphop Collective • Korea • Mom • Music • People • Place • Real Place • School • Summer School Program • Taught • Time

I just listened to regular commercial music from Korea. I would just follow the choreographed dance routines. I didn't have any ambitions of pursuing rapping. I liked dancing, so I did that.

Ambitions • Choreographed Dance • Commercial • Dance • Dancing • Did • Follow • Just • Korea • Music • Pursuing • Rapping • Regular • Routines

I wasn't trying to be famous when I started making music. I mean, that wasn't the first thing I wanted.

Famous • First • First Thing • Mean • Music • Trying

Korean people, including me, want to go faster and faster – in music, in fashion, in art, too.

Art • Fashion • Faster • Me • Music • People • Want

Every Chanel show I've been to is very conceptual. Even down to the music and smells, the whole thing is connected.

Conceptual • Connected • Down • Every Chanel • Music • Show • Smells • Thing • Whole

It would be better to be recognized first for music, but people go with what they like. If I'm here because I'm recognized more so as a style icon, then, if I'm smart enough, I will use this opportunity to share more insight about my music.

Better • Enough • Icon • Music • Opportunity • People • Recognized • Recognized First • Smart • Style

It doesn't matter what kind of clothes you put on: if you're a stylish individual, you're going to preserve that.

Clothes • Individual • Kind • Stylish • You

In order to keep my creativity alive, I just try to enjoy life to the fullest.

Creativity • Enjoy • Enjoy Life • Fullest • Life • Order • Try

Whatever I like, even after a long time, I still like it. And I reminisce about the moment when I first heard it. That's what I love. Just remembering those moments.

First • Long • Love • Moment • Moments • Time • Whatever

Carpe diem, you know.

I want to have freedom with everything I do.

Everything • Freedom • Want

I think the confidence that I have right now is something that was created by the fans who love me.

Confidence • Fans • Love • Love Me • Me • Something • Think

I always think today is better than yesterday, and tomorrow is better than today.

Always • Better • Think • Today • Tomorrow • Yesterday

Interestingly, when I look at pictures of me when I was five or six years old, I think I look pretty stylish.

Interestingly • Look • Me • Old • Pictures • Six Years • Stylish • Think

I would only create clothes myself if I felt I could do something really different – create a new style subculture for my generation – and that is very ambitious.

Clothes • Different • Felt • Generation • Myself • New • Something • Style • Style Subculture

G-Dragon is a fancy person. People don't expect the upright image of G-Dragon. Kwon Ji Yong is an introvert and has lots of things going on in his head.

Expect • Fancy • GDragon • Head • Introvert • Ji • Kwon • Lots • People • Person • Things • Upright Image • Yong

Just like anyone else, I want privacy at times, but I understand that I am a celebrity.

Anyone • Celebrity • I Am • Like • Privacy • Times • Understand • Want

I want to continuously instigate, whatever it may be.

Continuously • Instigate • May • Want • Whatever

You have to believe in yourself, challenge yourself, and push yourself until the very end; that's the only way you'll succeed.

Believe • Believe In Yourself • Challenge • Way • Yourself

I am usually positive and optimistic. If I get stressed or some results are not so good, I let it go by thinking, 'Oh well, it can be better next time.' I don't worry a lot, and I'm not too serious about anything.

Go • Good • I Am • Optimistic • Positive • Thinking • Time

People may see me as a luxurious star, but I am always thinking I can be represented by my psychological world that is fraught with vanity, loneliness, and always feels inadequate.

I Am • Loneliness • Luxurious Star • Me • People • Psychological • Represented • See • World

Don't be afraid. There is no right answer in fashion.

Afraid • Answer • Fashion • Right • Right Answer

When you have a girlfriend, there are many things that are irritating every day, every night. I'm sure it's different for everyone, but when you fight, it gets really annoying.

Day • Different • Every Day • Everyone • Fight • Girlfriend • Many Things • Night • Sure • You

The most important thing is knowing what you are good at.

Good • Important • Important Thing • Knowing • Most • You

I now know that inspirations must come from everywhere.

Come • Everywhere • Inspirations • Know • Must • Now

I have to say I really was surprised on my first world tour. It was amazing to see what we've always dreamed of, right before our eyes.

Amazing • Eyes • First World • Right • Say • See • World

I was about nine years old when I first heard Wu-Tang's 'C.R.E.A.M.' Before that, I didn't know anything about rap or hip-hop. I was just into Korean pop.

Anything • First • Hip-Hop • Know • Nine Years • Old • Rap • Years

I occasionally rapped along to some homegrown Korean rap. And then a friend introduced me to Wu-Tang and played me 'Enter the 36th Chambers.' It was very shocking. And then I started to look for different albums. This was pre-Internet, so it's hard to find the music, and it was even harder to find music videos.

Different Albums • Find • Friend • Hard • Harder • Homegrown • Look • Me • Music • PreInternet • Th Chambers • Videos

I'm not sure if they do this in the States, but in Korea, until high school, on your graduation diploma there's a line that states your future goal. Kids write 'president' or 'astronaut,' or whatever. I always wrote 'singer.'

Future • Graduation • High School • Korea • School • Singer • Sure