Latest Donnis Quotes from Interviews

• I feel like I kind of got my own lane, but I think if you mix T.I., Andre3000, Hov and Kanye you kinda get who I am. And I'm a huge fan of all of those artists, I grew up on a little bit of all them.

  Donnis

  Artist, Thinking, Kind

  Source: www.complex.com

• I'm so blessed to be breaking through right now because, how do you break through now? It took a clothing line to make people recognize me, you know what I mean? So the next kid that doesn't have that opportunity what is he suppose to do? It's really hard to break through right now. You just have to keep dreaming and keep pushing and take those right opportunities. I can't express that enough. It's crazy.

  Donnis

  Dream, Crazy, Blessed

  Source: www.complex.com

• When you do you, you can't lose.

  Donnis

  Loses

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• I'm not in any way selling out by having a record that's good enough for radio.

  Donnis

  Radio, Way, Records

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• Artwork is super-important, that's why my videos are the way they are.

  Donnis

  Important, Way, Video

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• I hate when any rapper would just use "Rapper X" because "Rapper X" is hot at the time and put them on the record. That's not how I do my thing. I work with my friends and people I consider fam.

  Donnis

  Hate, Rapper, People

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• If you can make the hits, then you won't be an Internet rapper anymore. It's good for hip-hop.

  Donnis

  Rapper, Hip Hop, Hips

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interveiw with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• I love pop music just as much as I like rap music, or ill-ass hip-hop music, or rock music.

  Donnis

  Rap, Rocks, Hip Hop

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• A lot of artists just put on the people they can make money off of.

  Donnis

  Artist, People, Making Money

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interveiw with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• I try to only work with people whose craft I believe in.

  Donnis

  Believe, People, Trying

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martin, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• It's cool to have a personal relationship with someone who's your idol. Someone whose music you used to constantly listen to, when you were hoping you could make it one day.

  Donnis

  Idols, One Day, Used

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• I'm trying to live with no fears and not care what anyone has to say.

  Donnis

  Trying, Care, No Fear

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• I basically lived through what could have been my downfall and survived it, so whatever comes my way, I'm ready.

  Donnis

  Way, Downfall, Ready

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• I've got my girl records that are real feel-good and could be a radio crossover. But it's not me going in that direction, and being like, "We need this huge pop crossover record where we need this girl on the hook."

  Donnis

  Girl, Real, Feel Good

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• I don't want to be in the spotlight so bad that I'm going to sell my soul, or sell my creativity short.

  Donnis

  Creativity, Soul, Spotlight

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• I'm not going to go in and get some hooks from some niggas who don't know me, or know what I'm about.

  Donnis

  Hook, Know Me, Knows

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• If I'm going to lose, I'd rather lose on my own accord.

  Donnis

  Accord, Ifs, Loses

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• I don't need no extra hands in my pocket.

  Donnis

  Hands, Needs, Pockets

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• In my heart, I know I'm just as talented as some of my idols.

  Donnis

  Heart, Idols, My Heart

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• I use all of my bullets and my guns like I'm supposed to use them.

  Donnis

  Gun, Bullets, Use

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• I just continue to grind on my own. You can't deny good music at the end of the day.

  Donnis

  The End Of The Day, Grind, Deny

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• I'm going to keep proving people wrong, whether it's my record label, other artists.

  Donnis

  Artist, People, Labels

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• I'm always looking for good music.

  Donnis

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• Japanese music was so crazy! The J-pop and everything. I never scooped up an album or anything.

  Donnis

  Crazy, Albums, Pops

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

• I was a Air Force kid. I got out of high school and I decided to join the military. I traveled and I was international before I got home. I did my thing in Japan, and I did it on big stages.

  Donnis

  Military, Home, School

  "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

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