I love the fact that I don't have a real job!
I grew up making music in my mum's basement, and I used to tell her I was going down there to work, and she'd say, 'That's not work. Go get a real job!' It took me signing a record deal to change her opinion!
I try to listen to as much different music as possible - I've always got music blasting in my ears!
I feel super, super grateful that I get to make music.
I take a lot of pride in my songs.
Nothing means more to me than making the best music and me getting better as a writer and producer... I want you to know I work really hard. The bar is really high.
I'm a big fan of country music.
I struggled with depression when I was in high school, and I remember thinking that if I got a record deal and got a hit song, that it would solve all those problems for me.
When I went to college, I made my first mixtape, and Sean gave me three verses for it. That was a big reason anyone ever listened to my music. I definitely wouldn't be talking to you now if it wasn't for Big Sean.
If my career was a basketball season, I'm in the pre-season still. I'm not blowing everybody out by 40 - there's so much work to be done, and there's no time to really sit and look back and be proud of what I've done yet, because it's the pre-season still.
I was really lucky to grow up in an extremely diverse neighborhood.
I grew up in a city called Southfield, and it's one of the most diverse cities in the country. Just from the different socio-economic statuses and racial and ethnic groups I was around, I was around all different types of music from the beginning.
If anyone has listened to my stuff over the years, they know I tend not to do the same thing twice.
I didn't really experience any hardship like people tend to think of when they hear the words 'Detroit, Michigan.' I think Big Sean is a much better ambassador for the city.
Detroit is in my music consciously and subconsciously.
I want to headline Bonnaroo. I just want to do it more than anything in the world.
I like regular girls.
I have my dream job. I get paid to make music.
I stay up too late pretty much every night working on music.
I cared too much about people liking me because I didn't like myself enough.
