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" I feel like once you go with a band, it's hard to go back. I just don't see myself performing without a band. "
Syd
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" Everybody in Odd Future is their own artist - they have their own friends and their own ideas for things - so we all spent quite a lot of time separated. "
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" My dad's a businessman, and I grew up looking up to him, how he dressed to go to work and, whenever I went to his office, how he spoke to people. "
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Dressed
Looking
" Some people just need something to be mad about. "
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Just
Need
" I think the audience is getting it right, you know what I mean? And that's kind of rare when the artist feels like their audience understand them. But I feel like people are understanding exactly what I'm going for. And that's awesome. "
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Understanding
Think
" For me, I'm just trying to keep it fun, keep it interesting, not get stuck on the same sound, the same wave for too long. "
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Long
Trying
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" It's weird: I don't really know where I pull my inspiration from. I think it's N.E.R.D. "
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Weird
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Know
" I don't even start singing anything until the mic is on and recording, because my first ideas are usually my best ones. So I'll just press record; I'll freestyle a whole three minutes. "
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Singing
Ideas
Best
" I wish I could sing like Nelly. "
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I Wish
Wish
Sing
" I have stopped going out places just to avoid uncomfortable conversations. "
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Going
Uncomfortable
Places
" Kaytranada's a really cool dude. "
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Dude
Really
Cool
" I'm never a flashy type of person. "
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Type
Person
Never
" I like that I'm an engineer - it sets me apart from a lot of other artists. "
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Artists
Engineer
Like
" I'm kind of shy when it comes to women, so I don't really approach them. I'll just admire them from afar, and if they happen to say something to me, then maybe I'll find the courage to say something. "
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Find
Courage
Say
" I don't really watch too many movies, but I try to watch inspirational pieces about other musicians. Musical documentaries truly inspire me. "
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Inspirational
Musicians
Me
" If you think I'm a young boy singing these songs, dope. Run with that. "
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Think
Boy
Run
" I think I see myself differently than most people see me. "
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See
Think
People
" Most of my friends are straight dudes. I talk to them about girls. I don't talk to girls about girls; I don't talk to gay girls about girls. "
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Friends
Most
Gay
" My conscience is really active. So I feel bad about spending excess amount of money on things. "
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Conscience
Money
Feel
" I was 16 when I recorded 'Flashlight.' I produced it, made the beat, wrote it, recorded it. "
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Wrote
Beat
Made
" When I was 14 and I wanted to buy stuff, I didn't like asking for stuff from my parents, so I started a couple companies, and the last one ended up being my studio. "
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Asking
Like
Parents
" Older people generally appreciate live music. "
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Appreciate
Music
Older
" I sing every day, on a regular basis. "
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Sing
Day
Every
" I learned everything I knew about recording and engineering from my experience with Odd Future, so I was pretty comfortable with not having much. "
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Future
Engineering
Experience
" I use Logic or Reason and a midi keyboard for beats. If it's gonna have all live instruments in it, I'll probably use Pro Tools and have the band lay stuff down. "
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Band
Down
Live
" I get kinda nervous before every show. "
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Every
Get
Kinda
" Finding someone that trusted my vision helped me find certainty in who I was. "
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Vision
Finding
Who
" When I started making music, I just wanted to be the producer who sang the hooks. I wanted to be Pharrell, honestly, the one who made the beats and was in the music video with the girls. "
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Made
Just
Music
" For Odd Future, I only made beats for Mike G. With the Internet, I'm part of a production team making tracks for me to sing over. "
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Sing
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Internet
" As far as open conversations with random people, no I don't really enjoy them. "
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Far
People
Random
" As a child, I wanted to be a singer, but that was only because I thought I could sing. I'd sing along to Brandy and Usher and *NSYNC. "
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Only
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Singer