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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.

Brent Faiyaz

I still got bars, I just use ’em differently. I’d say I’m a better singer than I am a rapper at this point because I’ve been sharpening my sword.
BRENT FAIYAZ

Better Different Myself Point Sharp Sing Sword
I was reading Neil Postman’s ‘Amusing Ourselves to Death’. It’s one of my favourites.
BRENT FAIYAZ

Book Death Myself Ourselves Reading
My music is often written from the perspective of an extroverted introvert.
BRENT FAIYAZ

Extrovert Introvert Music Myself Perspective Writing
Being old didn’t seem like an accomplishment. Everyone I knew who was old was like sick or broke. It just didn’t look appealing until I moved to L.A. and started interacting with people who were 50+ and still kicking it, having money, living large.
BRENT FAIYAZ

Accomplishment Break Live Money Old People Sick
I’ve always felt like I was observing everything, like I’m just looking out of the window, peeping how everybody is living and just penning about it, so I made the album about that concept.
BRENT FAIYAZ

Album Concept Live Myself Observation Window
I probably talk to myself more than I talk to anyone.
BRENT FAIYAZ

Myself Stay Talk
As cliche as it sounds, don’t stop. I feel like so often people will have talent or have potential, and they’ll quit because they don’t get anywhere as soon as they want to.
BRENT FAIYAZ

Give Up Motivational Myself People Potential Sound Stop Talent
With the Sonder music, I pull a lot from what’s around me.
BRENT FAIYAZ

Around Music Myself
Don’t stop until you get where you’re trying to go.
BRENT FAIYAZ

Inspirational Motivational Myself Stop
I’d prefer for people to know that they’re going to get some substance when they listen to my music versus hearing the same ‘Oooh baby, I love you.’
BRENT FAIYAZ

Feeling Music People Substance
I think it’s good that YouTube decided that they really want to showcase Black talent.
BRENT FAIYAZ

Black Decision Myself Talent Thinking
An outside party don’t ever stay outside.
BRENT FAIYAZ

Party Place Stay
If I have a collection of songs for an EP or mixtape, I create the narrative afterwards; but usually with an album, I have a concept and the name first.
BRENT FAIYAZ

Album Collection Music Myself Name
In order for people to take what you say seriously, they have to know who you are as a person.
BRENT FAIYAZ

Order People Person Serious Yourself
If you tell somebody that you make music they’re all interested. But when you say you rap, they just start rolling their eyes at you. It would’ve taken me a lot longer to get my foot in the door if I’d continued rapping all the way.
BRENT FAIYAZ

Eyes Interest Music Myself Way
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.’
BRENT FAIYAZ

Focus Music Myself People Sing Start Time Writing

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