G-Dragon Quotes and Sayings

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

We always focus on the quality of music because as long as the content is good, then the interest will be there.

Content • Focus • Good • Interest • Long • Music • Quality • Will

I love listening to people talking about their love, and it always gives me great energy.

Energy • Great • Listening • Love • Me • People

I stand on stage hoping to give good energy to the audience, but if I cannot give good energy anymore, I will have to leave right away.

Anymore • Audience • Energy • Good • Hoping • Leave • Stage • Stand • Will

When I don't look cool enough or when I cannot make good music anymore, I will retire.

Cool • Enough • Good • Good Music • Look • Music • Will

Whether it's music or fashion, the older I get, I realize what's comfortable lasts longer.

Comfortable • Fashion • Lasts • Music • Older • Realize

I've come to realize ways of making music without being excessive.

Being • Come • Excessive • Music • Realize • Realize Ways • Without

I just try to look good always.

Always • Good • Just • Look • Try

I study my fans all the time, and what I learn from them will definitely be reflected in my future work.

Fans • Future • Learn • Study • Time • Will • Work

Before I was physically there in different countries to meet my fans in person, I didn't really realize how famous I was.

Countries • Different • Famous • Fans • Meet • Person • Realize

I don't know what I would have been doing if I was not in YG, but I think I would be doing something artistic.

Doing • Know • Something • Think • Would • YG

I am a songwriter and producer, and though you have to be personal in everything you do, you always having to look at things from another's perspective.

Everything • I Am • Look • Personal • Perspective • Producer • Songwriter • You

My mom is in charge of my earnings.

Charge • Earnings • Mom

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If you look at the brands that I like, there are brands I like because of the clothes; then, there are brands I like because of their attitude and mentality.

Attitude • Because • Brands • Clothes • Look • You

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

I often enjoy wearing loud and outspoken clothing on stage, so off it, I usually wear loose-fitting vintage shirts, jeans, or track suits I've had forever. I just add styling to those pieces.

Enjoy • Jeans • Loosefitting • Loud • Off • Outspoken • Pieces • Shirts • Stage • Suits • Vintage

Stage outfits are loud, outspoken, glamorous, fancy, and very different from normal day-to-day clothing. Therefore, by its nature, it is experimental.

Clothing • Daytoday • Different • Glamorous • Loud • Nature • Normal • Outspoken • Stage • Stage Outfits

There are times even I am a bit embarrassed by my look.

Am • Bit • Bit Embarrassed • Embarrassed • Even • I Am • Look • Times

Unfortunately, in Korea, I feel like some people are just seeing the dollar signs and sending out artists into the foreign markets who aren't fully prepared.

Artists • Dollar • Feel • Korea • People • Seeing • Signs • Some People • Unfortunately

When I create a song, I immediately think about what I'm going to wear when I perform that song. I think about the music video treatment and about how I'm going to look on stage when I perform the record. The connection is so obvious that it's a single package. An outfit, to me, is almost a tool to express the music.

Almost • Connection • Look • Me • Music • Music Video Treatment • Obvious • Outfit • Package • Single • Song • Stage • Think • Tool

Overall, Korean pop serves as the foundation of my musical upbringing. As a result, the melodies that I create just exude that type of vibe.

Create • Exude • Foundation • Just • Melodies • Musical • Result • Type • Upbringing • Vibe

I started out as a child actor. Back then, I didn't have a manager or company, and I couldn't even dream of having a stylist. My mom made and bought the clothes I would wear. I think that was probably when I first got into fashion.

Actor • Child • Clothes • Company • Dream • Fashion • Manager • Mom • Stylist • Think

I'm the type of person who commits to the fullest to whatever I'm doing.

Commits • Doing • Fullest • Person • Type • Whatever • Who

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

Because I love shopping, my house is overflowing with clothes. Most of them were bought by myself.

Clothes • House • Love • Myself • Overflowing • Shopping

I earned the opportunity to stand on stage with many senior artists at YG, and naturally, I gained stage experience.

Artists • Experience • Many • Opportunity • Senior • Stage • Stand • YG

We believe that anything and everything is possible, regardless if it's a domestic or international project.

Anything • Believe • Domestic • Everything • International • Possible • Project • Regardless

When I was younger, Big Bang didn't go on many variety programs, so we used to try and plan many fun events for our concert, like drama parodies, which Korean fans enjoyed.

Bang • Big • Concert • Drama • Fun • Go • Many • Plan • Programs • Try • Variety • Younger

I hope that, even when I'm simply just Kwon Ji-yong, I can be someone who still shines even without all these 'flashy' costumes on.

Hope • I Can • Just • Kwon • Shines • Simply • Someone • Who • Without

I'm not even sure who I really am sometimes.

Am • Even • Really • Sometimes • Sure • Who

I think Taeyang developed this image as a dancing singer, mostly because of records like 'Only Look At Me,' and 'Where U At.' To me, personally, I think Taeyang tried to make a change on 'I Need a Girl.' It gets a little mellower.

Change • Dancing • Girl • Image • Look • Me • Need • Records • Singer Mostly • Think

Stony Skunk, when they were with our company, had a song which I personally like called 'Red Light District.'

Company • District • Light • Like • Our • Personally • Red • Song • Stony

'Storm' was the first song I did as a member of YG. The record gave me a lot of pressure. I didn't think I was prepared at the time.

First • Lot • Me • Member • Pressure • Record • Song • Storm • Think • Time • YG

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

I now know that inspirations must come from everywhere.

Come • Everywhere • Inspirations • Know • Must • Now

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

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

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

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

Afraid • Answer • Fashion • Right • Right Answer

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

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

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

I want to continuously instigate, whatever it may be.

Continuously • Instigate • May • Want • Whatever