Dr. Dre Says He’s Going ‘Off the Grid’ for the First Time in His Career: ‘I’m Going to Go Away’

Dr Dre says he plans to take his first break from making music during his adult career, stepping away from work for a year or two before returning. The veteran producer described being ready to find out whether something beyond music could give him the same sense of fulfilment.

Speaking on Ice Cube and Mike Epps’s podcast, Dre said he has remained mentally occupied with music even when outside the studio, finding ideas in everyday surroundings. He also voiced enthusiasm for artificial intelligence in music and film, calling it a creative tool and suggesting performers could approve uses of their image and voice without being present.