The Dream Talks About Being Married To Christina & Retiring

The Dream recently sat down with Honey magazine to clear up rumors about his exit from the biz, family, wifey and money. Here’s some excerpts from the article:

On marriage to Christina Milian:

Still learning. I’m definitely way more mature in this relationship. I’m probably just mature overall because my grandfather raised me. I probably should be more nonchalant. I’m in a place where everything is serious no matter what it is and she with me like, “This guy’s crazy.” Of course I make sense at the end of the day because I’ll explain [myself]. As far as money – you got to be careful how you’re spending. Are you thinking about 10 years from now? It’s certain things that become meaningful in a relationship that’s not that real when you’re just boyfriend and girlfriend. The things I think about are a little bit different and those are things she’s learning from me and what I have to do is be more patient.

On making sacrifices:

Everybody has to make a sacrifice for family. Even if you’re a child and don’t understand, you’ll understand later. Donald Trump’s daughter didn’t just come up without any sacrifices from her father. You can’t build things when you want to build them, you have to build them when you have the opportunity.

So how about fatherhood, this time around? Obviously, you’ve matured and evolved in the same way.

Yes, definitely. You don’t know what life deals you in a good way or a bad way. Everything is definitely good now, depending on what your perspective is. My grandfather raised me in Atlanta. He spent a lot of time not around for certain jobs he would have out of the city. I understood, though. It’s funny what kids understand. It’s what we put into them. They’re not idiots. I definitely didn’t feel like he didn’t love me. I watched this man go and slave at work and that’s what I do, work. It’s about figuring that out.

Has it been easy to balance it all?

No, it’s not easy. The opportunity that I have is to be the best and greatest songwriter right now in the world. It’s only one room for No. 1. It’s not like they passed out a pamphlet like you can go write for anybody right now in the world that you want to. Opposed to five years ago, nobody knew who you were and you had all the time in the world to do absolutely nothing. That’s not the same now, but it’s what you pray for. Can I please have the opportunity? It’s not going to last forever.

Honey Magazine: You know I have to ask you about this whole retirement thing. You’ve disappointed a gang of women who are addicted to your music. I’ve also heard that you’ve changed your mind. What’s the deal?

I’m still going to do it [retire]. You know why? At first, I was like “Okay, maybe I’ll do another one.” You know what I hate dealing with, though? When you got something you love, make sure that you let people know that you love it or you let the haters win. You know there’s so much negative tension brewing in music, especially my music, and that always happens when you get to a certain place. It’s the same negative attention that I get most of the time and then in the dark, everybody loves me.

On Being Pissed at the Grammys:

While Honey knows exactly what I’m doing, the 18 Grammy members that vote probably don’t. They probably have no idea. They not thinking New York Times just said that his album was top 10 last year and they probably really listened to it. But if they don’t know, they don’t know. That has to probably do with me and my work and whether I even want to get that. I think it’s actually better to play with a chip on your shoulder and not getting one, then at least you can keep looking at people like, “Why didn’t you give me a Grammy, again? That’s right, you were sleep. I got it.”

Go to Honeymag.com to read the entire article. The Honey magazine June issue is on newsstands now!