I Write To The Beat And Let

I Grew Up In The Spoken-word Community. Before Everybody Had A Home Studio, Or Before We Could Get Booked For Shows, Open Mics Were The Only Way To Be Heard By Other People. It Really Gave Me A Chance To Develop As A Performer. Reading A Piece Of Poetry With No Beat In Front Of 20 People Is Way More Challenging Than Rocking For 10,000 People.

Don't Forget Where You Come From Don't Die Holding On To Your Words Cause You Know You Got A Whole World To Change But Understand Who You Got To Change First

I've Never Been A Religious Person. I've Been A Spiritual Person Since I Was About 15, 16, When I Was First Introduced To Psilocybin [mushrooms]. That Really Opened Me Up To Thinking About The Universe In A Different Way, And Coming To Significant Realizations About My Connection To Something Greater Than Me.

I Can Write For Weeks Or Months Sometimes And Edit It Down To A Song. I Feel Like It's A Piece Of Music That Will Hopefully Stand The Test Of Time And Hopefully Capture A Moment In History If I'm Doing It Correctly And Honestly.

I Was Always The Type Of Person, And Still Am The Type Of Person, That I Cannot Be Creative And Use Substances. So From A Very Early Age I Knew That If I Wanted To Make Music, Successfully, In Any Capacity, I Was Going To Have To Get Sober.