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.
BRENT FAIYAZI probably talk to myself more than I talk to anyone.
More Brent Faiyaz Quotes
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I want to own my masters. That’s the main thing–owning all my 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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When you’re initially making music, you’re kind of just shooting at the air.
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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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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 really just wanted to make something special for women. There aren’t enough records uplifting them out there.
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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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I could always sing just playing around, but I ain’t want to be no singer. I thought that was lame.
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My music is often written from the perspective of an extroverted introvert.
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I feel you gotta be nervous. If you’re nervous, it’s just ’cause you want to do well, it’s not ’cause you’re scared.
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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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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.
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I’ve always felt like I was observing everything, like I’m just looking out of the window, peeping how everybody is living and just penning about it, so I made the album about that concept.
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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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