In my whole career, all I wanted was acceptance from Kid Cudi. I don't care about nothing else! This dude saved my life.
I like how fashion is becoming more like music. It's more adaptive to young kids. It's more adaptive to a more on-the-go lifestyle. More street vibe. But I've always been into it.
You can't buy vision, and you can't buy aesthetic.
I was on mad platinum albums... I produced and wrote on them.
With albums like 'Rodeo,' 'Days Before Rodeo' and 'Owl Pharaoh,' I was really tuned into wanting to get people to understand my conscious and who I was mentally and who I am mentally.
I'm just here for good times, man. I want people to have the best time ever. Especially if they're around me.
I'm not into just one thing; I always felt like I had to have my hand in everything revolving around what I do, whether it's directing videos, making beats, making music, performing.
I'm attached to the beat. The beat speaks words. I love music.
I don't get why radio shows allow artists to do shows without creative control, without any art direction at all. Instead of that, I get their press guys, their camera guys to be my backdrop of my show.
Sometimes I might be sleepy, and sometimes I've literally been sleeping backstage, woken up, gone straight on stage or gone crazy. It's not like I psyche myself; I don't do any of that.
I'm always up for collaborating with brands and people who actually design, but doing your own line is a whole other beast. I don't think I could deal with the criticism.
One day, Travi$ is going to be moving like The Beatles.
Beyonce is, like, the highest level. We all reach for that level.
I feel like Houston is one of the leading things in music culture. Everyone loves the Houston culture. It needs to have its own monument, its own moment for artists like me, artists like Beyonce who set it off.
Drake is an amazing person. Also, a magician. He's a big brother, super-talent; he's cool.
I'm a big fan of Kid Cudi. He was, like, the only concert I think I went to as a kid. He was on tour with Asher Roth.
There's a lot of us out here that are birds, man. We all need to just fly.
I feel like 'Birds in the Trap' seem united; it's just metaphor for ones in their box that are stuck and can't get their creative idea out.
James Blake is a real good friend of mine. He's real different than what you thinks. He's super turned up.
I don't write; I just go in the booth.
