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" I remember my first albums: Brandy's first album and Usher's 'My Way.' "

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" I think everybody goes through times where they're vulnerable and then times where you're confident and cocky. "

" Some people just need something to be mad about. "

" I used to feel like I wasn't a good songwriter when I couldn't finish a song by myself. "

" I think that's what I learned a lot from Odd Future. I learned a lot of great things from them, but one of the mistakes that they made was that we didn't stay together, and we didn't communicate. We never had meetings. Everybody had issues with everybody else and wouldn't talk about it. "

" If you want to be a pioneer, you have to be intentional, at least a little bit. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Studying James Fauntleroy, I learned it's okay to write a bad song. Just write another one the next day and hope that it's better. "

" I think I see a lot of artists struggling to make their first album perfect, and I've been there. "

" It was a nerve-wracking first few years having to tour and perform in front of people with the little bit of confidence I had. "

" I grew up in a house that was constantly under construction. It's been under construction my whole life. My mom loves interior decor, and my dad loves construction - he loves demolition and building new walls. "

" Older people generally appreciate live music. "

" I think my first client other than my brother was this kid named Tallent. I was charging him eight dollars an hour to record in my room. He kept coming back, then I went up to ten dollars an hour. "

" I have really dope parents, and they happen to both really love, love music - they're huge music fans. "

" Finding someone that trusted my vision helped me find certainty in who I was. "

" I'm never a flashy type of person. "

" As far as open conversations with random people, no I don't really enjoy them. "

" I've gotten used to not having all the responsibility on my shoulders. "

" I don't really watch too many movies, but I try to watch inspirational pieces about other musicians. Musical documentaries truly inspire me. "

" I used to have long hair and get it done every two weeks, and it was never worth it to me. I would just walk out of the salon and put it in a ponytail anyway. "

" 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. "

" I lived in a pretty big house, and we had a guesthouse, so when I was 14, I built a studio in my bedroom, which was pretty big. It was two rooms connected, so I turned the second into a studio and ran the mic in my closet. "

" 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. "

" I'm sure that, on some level of the major-label and old-establishment industry, there are execs and agents who think homosexuality is a liability. "

" My mom wasn't expecting me to end up how I ended up. When she wanted to have kids, she wanted to have two girls, and then she got my brother and me. Which is a disappointment to anybody. You can't help it. "

" Once we got signed, I moved out of my house because I was having teenage issues with my mom. It really wasn't my fault, looking back. You know, I'm gay; it's weird. It was one of the things. She has no problem with me being gay, but she had a problem with me dressing the way I do at first. "

" It kind of feels good to make something that you're proud of and it's also very real to you. "

" I was a loner; I spent the first half of high school alone. "

" It took me a very long time to be comfortable in my own skin. "

" I was really inspired, working with Odd Future. "