
“It was the most horrific, 10-minute-long, weird piece of shit I have ever heard in my life… So I sent him a message and asked him if he wanted to work with me.”

“What I’ve learned is that you put your music out there, and even if you have an intended place or way to be listened to, people will do their own thing with it.”

“I was thinking to myself, ‘Everyone is gonna fuckin’ hate the next album, regardless of what I do.’”

“I’ve been a star in the hood just because of the clothes I wear, the trainers I wear, and the beats I make for the rappers I love.”

“Without trying to play the piece, we play it.”

“There is a strong feeling where the music is an abstraction, or an overarching figure, and that is leading us. You feel somewhat disembodied, but in a good way.”

“It’s about sound rather than self-expression, and it’s a nuanced difference but it is different.”