When the 'greats of all-time' put out their first albums, it wasn't a thousand features on it. And I'm one of the greats in my eyes.
I know why I'm here. I know why I was placed in music, and it's not by coincidence.
I started singing to this one John Legend record; it was called 'Each Day Gets Better,' or something like that. I started to realize, 'Wow, I really sound like this dude. If I keep doing this, maybe I can sound dope like John Legend and still rap.'
I'm getting money over here. I'm good, I'm young, I'm finally in a position to feed my family; please don't take that away from me.
I like the music from Drake. I like the music from PARTY. I like music from The Weeknd, Justin Bieber.
People live their lives through melodies. If you can't sing, then music is worthless.
I don't have no personal problems with nobody.
I'm just a young kid.
It doesn't take long to make catchy songs. That's not my problem.
I don't write anything down - it comes from my head and my soul and my heart and my pain. That allows me to make the best music I can make.
The whole 'I Told You,' there's nothing written. That was all out of the feeling. That's why the album is so incredible to me - it's all out of the heart; I didn't take time to pre-calculate it.
I would like to work with The Weeknd. That's my boy, though; that's my friend.
I always try to show there's a way for the kids that feel like they're lowlives. In anything you want, you can be the greatest at it, even without school, if you want. Know your route.
I don't develop anything. I don't practice, I don't rehearse. I just go out there, and it's just amazing and unpredictable and spontaneous every single time. It's the most cultivating incredible performance that you can go and see live for the amount of money that you can see it for.
There's a different energy at one of my shows than anybody else's.
I'm definitely more of a rockstar than anything.
I'm here to be the guy that rubs people the wrong way sometimes.
I try to make music, all kinds of music, whether it be singing or rapping.
Swavey, it puts more than one genre of music together. That's the approach I have with all music I do.
I just freestyle. I don't actually write the words on paper. It's just whatever comes into my mind. I'll record three or four lines at a time, get a good take, and do three or four more. It may be whatever comes into my mind. But I care about my craft a lot more than a lot of other people.
