Zitat des Tages von Ty Dolla Sign:
I grew up around a lot of church musicians.
I've been building slow, step by step.
I've been everywhere man. I'm from L.A., though.
Fifth grade was when I first heard 'Smells Like Teen Spirit;' it was the energy, and his voice. I liked 311 and Sublime, too, though that might have been a little after that.
When it comes to making a song, whatever the beat tells me to do, I do.
Really, I've been working forever, just doing music, and then all of a sudden, out of the blue, everybody is just on it.
God blessed us with all this money, so why not take the money and put it into my brother's case? Talk about social and racial injustice in our country, and mass incarceration in our country?
I am Mr. 'Toot it and Boot It.'
I've got all of the old school vinyls from the '70s - even further back, like the jazz music in the '40s, '50s, '60s. Then I've got all the '80s stuff underground, hip-hop when hip-hop really first started. The '90s stuff. All of the good stuff, because I'm really into music, and it helps me create new songs now.
Ever since Apple Music, Spotify, and all of those things came around, we can choose whatever we want to listen to. Before then, it was all controlled, but now, everybody listens to everything.
I'm definitely the super-cool dad.
When 'Paranoid' came out, how many other 'Paranoids' came out? No shots, just real.
I'm just thankful to be blessed with my talent.
OT Genasis is my L.A. homie; I've seen him grind, and he is still making hits.
Working with Babyface was legendary.
My production got better, songs, lyrics, everything; the sound, the quality, everything.
I'm happy and thankful that people are messing with the Dolla $ign.
The whole reason behind my album 'Free TC' is seeing all that police brutality, injustice, mass incarceration.
Fifteen is around the time when my parents broke up, and all I was listening to was 2Pac.
I like Jaco Pastorius' 'Portrait of Tracy.' He was this bass player who played jazz fusion. He was the dopest bass player who ever lived.
I want to be one of those ones: a legend.
The softest thing I've ever heard are the wind chimes in my backyard. They are soft and cool and mellow.
I'm never satisfied. I want to get to the next level.
Every time I hear 'Miracle,' I feel a certain type of way.
I used to always want a boy, and when I had a girl, I thought I wasn't going to like it, but I love having a girl.
Even though the Clintons started mass incarceration, which my brother is a victim of, things are going to change, though. Somebody made them do that.
I love Jailynn so much. She's the best daughter. I bet every dad says that.
One day, I'm gonna make a song with Kaskade.
I don't despise anyone. It's definitely all about the love.
Piano feels soft. Violins and all different string instruments feel soft. Guitar, even electric guitar before you start adding distortion, that you can play soft.
People have died in jail that have been innocent.
The mass incarceration going on in this country and with my people is crazy.
Why do we have to have another riot?
I'm a big fan of Fetty Wap.
One day, I'm gonna make a song with John Mayer.
I feel like on 'Free TC,' you know, I feel like I went hard, and not enough people recognized.