I don’t wake up thinking about the genre of R&B as a whole. I just make music.
BRENT FAIYAZThere’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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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 got a toy keyboard when I was around like five or six.
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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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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 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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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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Before anything, I wanted to be a rapper. I used to make beats and I would start singing to layer my beats and that’s kind of how I realized I could sing.
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An outside party don’t ever stay outside.
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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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When you’re initially making music, you’re kind of just shooting at the air.
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I got a dog and am trying to elevate. I’m working out, eating healthier, reading books. Making ‘Make it Out Alive’ is going to be a reflection of all of that.
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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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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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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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