I recorded everywhere. I would go to different cities and do a session there for the project. I did sessions in New York and I did sessions in L.A. It was just kind of wherever I was and I felt like cutting a track.
BRENT FAIYAZI recorded everywhere. I would go to different cities and do a session there for the project. I did sessions in New York and I did sessions in L.A. It was just kind of wherever I was and I felt like cutting a track.
More Brent Faiyaz Quotes
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I want to own my masters. That’s the main thing–owning all my music.
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I could always sing just playing around, but I ain’t want to be no singer. I thought that was lame.
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I think if you’re an interesting person, you don’t have to cloud yourself in mystery for people to want to know more about you.
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I think it was ‘The Diary of Alicia Keys’. That was the first time album I ever bought with my own money. I had a little Discman.
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I don’t wake up thinking about the genre of R&B as a whole. I just make music.
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My music is often written from the perspective of an extroverted introvert.
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I started off making beats when I was like 12. Then when I linked with people who make beats full time, I was like, ‘Bet, now I can focus on writing and singing.’
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In 2018, nothing is sacred. Everyone is everywhere and knows everybody. I don’t text too personal because somebody might screenshot it and share it.
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I don’t really feel the loyalty to any particular genre. To be completely honest, I’m an R&B singer because I’m black and I sing.
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In order for people to take what you say seriously, they have to know who you are as a person.
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I work while I’m on the move, so I’m able to book sessions in different cities.
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I used to think that there was a certain way I had to stick to when it came to R&B, but now I’m saying whatever, the same way these rappers do. I’m bringing that into R&B music.
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You work on something for so long that you become numb to it. Like, you don’t even know how to listen to it because you listened to it so many times.
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I think it’s good that YouTube decided that they really want to showcase Black talent.
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There’s the hype stuff that people love for five minutes and then there’s the stuff that changes cultures and shifts how you look at music. And then there’s that rare point where that hype stuff changes the game.
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