Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" I don't view any of the hits I've ever written as the climax of my career. They're just minor stepping stones. "

Related Quotes:

" I think some of the best music throughout the actual history of music itself came from cultures where they're not really looking for outside themes. It's developed from their hometowns - it's what they love and what they love to do. "

" I'm fascinated by Jesus and pray to him every day. "

" I grew up on Dilla, Timbaland, Pharrell, all these drums that are super pocketed, so all those influences come out on a song like 'Ungrateful Eyes,' with all the crazy drum swing. "

" You can't really force kids to like music. I'm a firm believer in an organic fan base. "

" My brother is 10 years older than me, so whatever he listened to is what I listened to, and it was all rap. "

" I always want to approach records from where it feels very graspable. You know what the song's about, but it's presented to you in a way that's like, 'I never heard something like this before,' but it doesn't push you away. "

" People can relate more to being honest about your problems, your insecurities, and the things that you find wrong with yourself. Because that's how we really are. "

" I think honest lyrics help somebody say, 'I was struggling with this, but if Jon goes through that, too, and if Jon's telling me that his life isn't as good as it seems on his Instagram,' that helps somebody in their day to day. "

" I'd watch Pixar movies for, like, six hours, back-to-back. I'd watch 'Finding Nemo' twice a week, back-to-back-to-back, three times in a row. "

" I used to work at a catering hall in Hauppauge. Anybody who works as a server in a catering hall, more power to you, but I wanted to make music. "

" I came to the realization that I'm a child of God, and that's my identity. If this all goes tomorrow, I don't have the proverbial rug under me that can be pulled out. I'm taken care of, and there's someone who loves me. "

" I have a fan base eager for more stuff. That makes me more than happy. I know I have an army behind me. "

" My artistry is my baby. "

" The first 12 bars of 'Pre-Occupied' explains my entire career. "

" If I could be generous and move forward and spread my feelers business-wise and also creatively, that's the best position to put myself in. "

" At the end of the day, we want love, and we want to feel loved. "

" As long as I don't have to go back to the catering hall and wait tables anymore, I'm very happy. "

" A lot of the album 'The Definition' was made from two things: Pixar movies and J. Dilla. "

" Sometimes I feel drawn to writing about my shortcomings because I'm chock full of them. "

" I loved everything, but it was Kanye West who really changed everything for me. "

" When I want to get inspired, I'll put a Pixar movie on silent and listen to Nas. "

" 'Translations Through Speakers' was literally, I'm translating very spottily what my aspirations are. "

" Originally, 'The Monster' started out as this indie, Florence And The Machine, tribal-y, almost Spanish-esque dance record. "

" I'm just a product of the '90s, to be honest. "

" We're not as happy as our Instagrams and Twitters make us out to be. "

" I wrote 'Monster' and thought that it would solve a lot of my problems, that I'd have money in the bank, but I felt no different. I was still searching for something. "

" As far as the U.K. goes, The 1975 is one of my favourite groups in a very long time. I love the sonics. I love everything they do. "

" I'm not afraid to have my music digestible by different ages. "

" Rapping was a hobby; when I went to college, there were a ton of dudes rapping. I think that's where I got my rapping chops up. "

" I was raised on 'TRL' and listened to every genre that sounded good to me, from Sum 41 to Jay Z to Band of Horses to J. Dilla to Deathcab for Cutie to Pharrell. "