“I’m really focused on These Days and I’m trying to take it as far as I can – I feel like it’s a strong body of work. I just want to give it the ame kind of attention I give all my projects.”

These Days I’m feeling real good.

I’ve been to Vancouver every year for the last four years, since 2011 when I came out with Murs.

[Positive mental attitude] is a practice, you gotta practice. I practice being still.

I’m like Donatello. For real. You probably want to come play your joints for me get my condolence.

You had to look at it as sales, as costumer service. Costumer’s alwasy right, you know? Service with a smile. Those type of things so it’s just kinda in me. In my DNA.

People always known me for rappin’. So I guess that maybe just hindered me, like “oh well, I mid-as-well go long term with it.”

I don’t even really understand that concept of someone being ‘smart’ or someone else being ‘smarter.’ I think that except for the obvious special cases, we’re all equal.

Soul brother number 1+1 Gettin’ fed like where drugs and guns come from

No religion, I’m just so explicit, I coexist in places you would never know existed.

Me personally, I just wanted to do that to capture These Days.With DAY-lyt.

I really enjoy doing music because it’s a challenge to try to reach that frequency and connect with people and get them tuned to what you’re talking about. I definitely respect and enjoy that challenge.

I wasn’t really sold on being an artist until high school, my senior year. I was going to do the college thing originally.

Honestly I think it was gradual from the first time I came. It’s been a gradual thing as far as audience and response wise. I feel like I was conditioned for this type of impact.

Not even battling but just really known for rapping. Like I had songs up on Soundclick first, take it back.

I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z, Now I feel I could run laps around Jay-Z, Nas ain’t seen nothing this nasty, B.I.G. & Pac got it coming when I pass too. You got the mic, I ain’t the one you wanna pass to

My main concern is making the connection with my listeners and making records that the whole world can sing. That’s what makes me happy.

I hadn’t focused on mechanics since I signed professionally.

I really played a lot this year. Sometimes it’s really hard to stay focused all the time because you’re really tired after the whole season.

So the idea of being able to shop cross-category to buy the beach bag, the summer lip gloss, and the pillows for your pool house makes it into very focused, easy life.

Usually, whatever’s in front of me is what I’m focused on and it’s 100% on that and then I kind of move from one thing to the next.

I show up on time, I am very rigorous about scheduling, and I am very focused.

I thought that, with so much current attention focused on the topic of North Korea, I might share what I think are three books which cast a rare light on the elusive realm of North Korea.

You’re not so focused on the minutiae. You’re focused on the overall feel, and that’s the stuff that I get from the demos.

Stay focused. You gotta believe in yourself. I think that’s the biggest thing I’ve been able to do throughout my whole career, even before I actually had a big career in this industry.