Quotes and Sayings By Famous Leo

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

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 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

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

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 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

I just try to look good always.

Always • Good • Just • Look • Try

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

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

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

Comfortable • Fashion • Lasts • Music • Older • Realize

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

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

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

Energy • Great • Listening • Love • Me • People

My mom is in charge of my earnings.

Charge • Earnings • Mom

'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

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

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

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

Am • Even • Really • Sometimes • Sure • Who

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

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

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

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

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

Clothes • House • Love • Myself • Overflowing • Shopping

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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