My music is often written from the perspective of an extroverted introvert.
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.
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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.
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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.
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I still got bars, I just use ’em differently. I’d say I’m a better singer than I am a rapper at this point because I’ve been sharpening my sword.
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An outside party don’t ever stay outside.
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I want to own my masters. That’s the main thing–owning all my music.
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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 know when it comes to the actual narrative of my solo music, it’s its own thing. That’s why I went out of my way after ‘Crew’ to not do a bunch of collaborations.
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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 really just wanted to make something special for women. There aren’t enough records uplifting them out there.
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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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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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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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I think it’s good that YouTube decided that they really want to showcase Black talent.
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I probably talk to myself more than I talk to anyone.
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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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