People didn't know that I existed before 'Purpose.' Poo Bear More Quotes by Poo Bear More Quotes From Poo Bear When you wake up every day, it's like a new birthday: it's a new chance to be great again and make great decisions. Poo Bear daygreatyoubirthday Being genuinely humble and being myself has helped me succeed in my career. Poo Bear myselfmebeing-myselfhumble For me, what makes a dope concept is it's a fresh idea, something that I've never heard before. Poo Bear freshnevermedope Finally, I've reached a place where if I'm working with an artist, they allow me to just do whatever I feel. Growing up, it was like, 'We want another 'Peaches and Cream.' Then you realise... why would you want a 2001 Mercedes Benz when I'm making 2018 Benzes? Poo Bear feelplacemeyou I never wanna settle; I never wanna be complacent - I gotta outwork everybody. Poo Bear settlenevereverybodycomplacent You can't get tired of something you don't know exists. Poo Bear somethingknowyoutired I don't know about the rest of the world, but America loves redemption. They love giving people second chances. Poo Bear restlovepeopleworld I'm like this ghost - you look around, and all you see is the artist. But if you look at the credits, it's still Poo Bear. Poo Bear seelookyouartist Most writer's blocks come from people second-guessing to the point where they get discouraged, and they just quit. For me, if I write something and it's not amazing, I don't care because even if I feel like it might not be amazing, it could still be a number-one hit. Poo Bear feelmecarepeople I've never stopped writing, I've never slowed down just because I don't have something on the radio or a No. 1 or No. 2 record. That doesn't mean that I'm not in the studio planting seeds. Poo Bear downneverseedswriting My first significant break was when I was 15, going on 16, and my cousin Courtney 'Bear' Sills told me you can make a career out of writing songs. He was the one who put me in with 112. The first song I did with 112 was 'We Can Do It Anywhere.' Poo Bear meyouwritingsong People say to me, 'You're a genius; you're great.' I don't know if I'll ever feel that way about myself. Some things, I feel like, are better left for other people to say, and I'm just not into, like, tooting my own horn or bragging or anything. Poo Bear myselfmeyoupeople I don't want to be an artist; I don't really want to sing - though I do sing on a few songs. But I want to be the guy that presents new music from both new artists and established artists at the same time. Poo Bear newmusicartisttime Being a songwriter, my job is just to write songs for people. I'm not attached to them. Poo Bear jobjustbeingpeople Back in the Nineties, I was in an R&B group. I signed my first record deal when I was 12. Poo Bear dealfirstbackgroup I had to go through so much trial and error to get all the whack-ness out of my system as a kid. I think everybody has to do that. You have to go through a period of failing in order to get better at it - whatever you're doing. Poo Bear doingbetterthinkyou I've watched songwriters, writers, producers, even artists that I've written hits for come and go. But to the world, it looked like Justin Bieber was my first success. Poo Bear golikesuccessworld I see my friends who have superstar lifestyles, and it's great to have hundreds of millions of dollars, but at the same time, it's a sacrifice of your own sanity. Poo Bear greatfriendssacrificetime I'm just used to working harder than everybody and other people taking the credit. Poo Bear justcreditusedpeople It's cool to have a big record, but it's even cooler for the world to love it and sing along to it in every club word-for-word. It's a real feeling. Poo Bear feelingcoolloveworld
