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.
BRENT FAIYAZI 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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People will listen to a song and expect that you just have that persona on all the time. But really, that was your one outlet that one day to get that emotion out. The only difference was you put it on a canvas that’s going to be there forever.
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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 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 feel like any way you can get the message to resonate, I’m all for it.
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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 I’m being honest, I was messing up on every other level in my life growing up – whether it was in school or in my jobs. I was always distracted by my love for 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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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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In order for people to take what you say seriously, they have to know who you are as a person.
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My music is often written from the perspective of an extroverted introvert.
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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 don’t wake up thinking about the genre of R&B as a whole. I just make music.
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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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If you tell somebody that you make music they’re all interested. But when you say you rap, they just start rolling their eyes at you. It would’ve taken me a lot longer to get my foot in the door if I’d continued rapping all the way.
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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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