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 FAIYAZWith the Sonder music, I pull a lot from what’s around me.
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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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I mean, I wasn’t the best student in school. It would be different if I were to pursue music while I was already in school and doing things for my parents to be proud of and music was a side thing. Being that I dropped everything to do music, they was not with it.
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Sonder is the realization that every individual passerby has their own life just as vivid and complex as yours.
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An outside party don’t ever stay outside.
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You gotta question the purpose you serve for those who invite themselves into your life. Learn who you are and always question the motive. No one knows you the way you do.
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The first couple of times I went out and heard my voice or heard people listening when I wasn’t the one playing it for them, it felt good.
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If you can look in the mirror and say I love myself, that’s going to affect your interactions with people who look like you.
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Music is my one opportunity to let out how I’m feeling when I’m not talking to a chick or my mom, you know what I mean? It’s just venting.
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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.’
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My music is often written from the perspective of an extroverted introvert.
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I want to own my masters. That’s the main thing–owning all my music.
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I feel like any way you can get the message to resonate, I’m all for it.
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Don’t stop until you get where you’re trying to go.
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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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We’re products of this world we were born into. We all battle our own demons. Everyone is troubled in the dark, but, please just stop & think about the babies. They’re gonna be here long after we leave.
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