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.
BRENT FAIYAZI don’t wake up thinking about the genre of R&B as a whole. I just make music.
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With the Sonder music, I pull a lot from what’s around me.
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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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I feel like any way you can get the message to resonate, I’m all for it.
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If I feel like making something, if I feel like saying something on the track, that’s what I am going to do – regardless of reaction.
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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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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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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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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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I was reading Neil Postman’s ‘Amusing Ourselves to Death’. It’s one of my favourites.
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I think it’s good that YouTube decided that they really want to showcase Black talent.
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I got a toy keyboard when I was around like five or six.
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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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If it feels good coming out, then I really don’t care about anything else, for real. It’s all about just having fun with it. If it feels like less work, then the project is coming out better.
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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 really just wanted to make something special for women. There aren’t enough records uplifting them out there.
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