My real name is Amethyst. It sounds like a stage name. My mom is kind of crazy.
IGGY AZALEAI think music talks to you on an emotional level, regardless of where you’re from. I guess I related to the tempo of rap, the aggressiveness.
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I’d known since about eleven that I wanted to live in America.
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Music is art to me, and you don’t censor art. You don’t go into a museum and censor things.
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There’s an obligation to not lead people down the wrong path, but I hardly think me wearing short shorts on stage is creating monsters.
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I love musk oil. There’s something about musk that makes it memorable without being overpowering.
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As a child, I remember my dad would sometimes drive me into town with him to play pinball machines together. It’s a bittersweet memory but also a favorite.
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I started rapping since, like, 14. But I’ve been obsessed with rap from when I was 11. I heard ‘Baby Don’t Cry,’ I’ll never forget.
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A lot of people heard ‘Murda Business’ and thought it was about killing people, trying to be tough and hardcore. If you actually listen to the lyrics, it’s kind of silly and playful.
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I’m irrational about all things creative and I’m always late!
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I love purple because my name is Amethyst.
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Really good things take time to grow. Foundation is not built over night.
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No money, no family, 16 in the middle of Miami.
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I naturally want to be provocative.
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Iggy’ was my dog – he was named after Iggy Pop – and ‘Azalea’ is the street where I grew up; together, they have the right amount of syllables to make the perfect name.
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I think that music is still art, even if it’s commercialised.
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People think I’m more wild than I am. I like going to theme parks, play sports or just hanging out with my friends.
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