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" I played the coronet first, and then I upgraded to the trumpet. First song I learned on there was 'Hot Cross Buns.' "
Lil Uzi Vert
Then
Trumpet
Song
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" There's a lot of haters in Philly, but it's a lot of people that give you support - but way more haters. It's definitely a great city to be from. But it's not really a lot of people that come out of there. So when you, like, make it out of Philadelphia, everywhere else is easy. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Support
People
Easy
" The type of music I make, it's not just straight-up rapping. There's emotion in it. That's why people feel each song differently. I get all my vibes from rock music, you know? All my melodies and all that. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Rock
Know
Music
" I don't know... Philly's a little different. It's a little bit more competitive. Everybody's got something to prove. In Atlanta, you see stars every day walking down the street; it's normal. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Day
Street
Stars
" I don't know who I can compare my style to because I listen to everybody from old to new. If I hear stuff that I like, I'll definitely gravitate to it and spin it in my own way. I'm a mixture of a lot of people, honestly, but I'm myself. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Own
Listen
Myself
" I just want to be successful. I'm not going to sit here and be like, 'I want to win a Grammy' or whatever; if that comes, that's awesome. But I just want to be successful and provide for my whole family and get my family out the hood. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Hood
Win
Awesome
" I saw Marilyn Manson. He had, like, the platinum grills, and that's when I got my first ones. And honestly, I didn't even buy them. My grandma bought those. I paid her back right away, though. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Right
Like
Away
" I like a lot of ratchet, trap music. Definitely 21 Savage. We need some music like that. ManMan Savage. A lot of the Atlanta scene. But Philly, too. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Like
Music
Atlanta
" Honestly, if you want me to keep it 100, Marilyn Manson has as much style as Kanye West and Pharrell Williams. He has a lot of style. I'm telling you, it's crazy. It might be a little darker, but it's crazy. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Crazy
Want
Style
" Mike Jones, Ying Yang Twins, then a little later, Wiz Khalifa and Meek Mill, too. It was the repetitive stuff with Mike Jones when he would give out his number, and I also like his style. Back then, actually, I still think du-rags, grillz, and stuff like that are cool. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Style
Back
Cool
" I'm a real big Marilyn Manson fan. I get a lot of my styles from him. Not even musically - living-wise, too. Marilyn Manson definitely shows me you shouldn't care what nobody say. I watched a bunch of his interviews, and he's not just an artist; he's one of the most intelligent people I ever saw in my life. "
Lil Uzi Vert
My Life
People
You
" Everybody really don't rock with each other in Philly - that's a problem. 'Cause me being in Atlanta now, I stay in Atlanta, and I get to see everybody work with everybody no matter what. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Me
See
Rock
" My first CD that I had was the Ying Yang Twinz, and my grandma bought it for me. Honestly, I think my grandma got it from a thrift store or something. She just got it for me. It was in downtown Philadelphia. And I would listen to it. I liked it. None of my friends did, though, but I liked it. "
Lil Uzi Vert
First
Me
She
" In my elementary days, I took a liking to rock & roll music. I dabbed into Marilyn Manson, which became my favorite. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Rock
Days
Favorite
" 'Vert' is, like, straight to the top, like a vertical leap. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Straight
Like
Leap
" I stopped thinking; I just go out, and everything is in the moment. I just stop thinking and start moving - you just gotta be you. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Go
You
Moment
" One thing I could tell you is that I'm all over the place. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Tell
Could
One Thing
" Some guy was just like, 'You rap fast, man. Like a little machine gun,' and from that moment, I was Lil Uzi. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Like
Moment
You
" There are always people who are into the old way of doing things. I don't think it's a bad thing necessarily, but things change - nothing stays the same. If you can stay true to yourself, you're always going to be legendary. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Think
Change
Yourself
" I never wanted to be no rapper. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Rapper
Wanted
Never
" I'm already popular in my city. I was just trying to get rich. Man, I'm not gonna lie to you; I didn't really want to go back to school. I mean, my family was mad about that. Because, you know, you tell your family you want to rap, and they look at you like you're crazy. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Man
School
Family
" I like to look cool and dress nice. Lil Uzi is a rock star. Just know that. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Nice
Cool
Dress
" There's enough money for everybody. See, I can't do what Yachty does. But then again, Yachty can't do what I do. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Everybody
Again
See
" Wherever you're from, you adapt to your environment. It definitely made my music a little bit more explicit. Because I really was in North Philly, I listened to State Property and stuff. Everything my dad listened to, I listened to. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Music
You
Adapt
" I enjoy 'down South' music. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Down
Music
Enjoy
" Atlanta is down south, the club. So the most thing played down there is club music. Everybody wants a hit. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Down
Hit
Club
" If I'm talking about girls and stuff, it's usually the truth. So now, you know, if you hear my songs, you are gonna appreciate it differently because usually, it's the truth. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Truth
Know
Appreciate
" The thing that makes me different from any other rapper is that I usually talk real crazy in my songs. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Real
Rapper
Crazy
" I'm just doing me, and to me, that's what got me this far. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Just
Doing
Got
" The first album I bought, I didn't even buy it. My grandma got Mike Jones and Bow Wow's 'Wanted' a little later. Matter of fact Ying Yang Twins' 'U.S.A. Still United' was the first album, but Mike Jones was the first album I really love. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Matter
Fact
Love
" If you're you, it doesn't matter if you're the most boring person in the world: someone will like you. You're not trying to be anyone else. "
Lil Uzi Vert
Someone
You
Trying