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.
BRENT FAIYAZI recorded everywhere. I would go to different cities and do a session there for the project. I did sessions in New York and I did sessions in L.A. It was just kind of wherever I was and I felt like cutting a track.
More Brent Faiyaz Quotes
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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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In 2018, nothing is sacred. Everyone is everywhere and knows everybody. I don’t text too personal because somebody might screenshot it and share it.
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Rapping was kind of hard. It’s so many words. When you sing you can kind of stretch the words out. I didn’t have to write as much as everybody else.
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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 feel like any way you can get the message to resonate, I’m all for it.
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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.
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My music is often written from the perspective of an extroverted introvert.
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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 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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I want to own my masters. That’s the main thing–owning all my music.
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I want to put my soul into the music and still be who I am when it comes to an actual conversation.
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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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I’ll listen to certain things that I made back then, and I’m like, ‘I wish I could have done this, I would’ve done that’. When you start out making music, you just want to make something that people will like.
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With the Sonder music, I pull a lot from what’s around me.
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