Hip-hop Is A Vehicle.

My Musical Influence Is Really From My Father. He Was A Dj In College. My Parents Met At New York University. So He Listened To, You Know, Motown, And He Listened To Bob Dylan. He Listened To Grateful Dead And Rolling Stones, But He Also Listened To Reggae Music. And He Collected Vinyl.

I Look At The Deejay Thing As Something - I'm Good At It Because I Have My Own Music. I Have Enough Rhythm To Blend At This Point.

It’s Very Seductive To Focus On What You Don’t Like As Opposed To Celebrating All That It Is That You Do.

I'm Not An Artist That Has A Big, Huge Radio Record That's Going To Be On Bet. I'm Not, At This Point, Gunning For Like, "oh, I'm Gonna Kill Them In The First Week." But As People Slowly Discover The Album They Realize It's Better Than A Lot Of What They've Been Listening To All Year.

I Remember Looking Back On A Photo Of Me... Wearing A Suit That Was, Like, Two Sizes Too Big For Me. I Think A Lot Of Guys Don't Know What Fits.