Smokepurpp Quotes

I got out of high school, bought a recording studio and started operating it as an engineer and a producer.

I'm not that musical. I don't really know how a record is produced, and, funnily enough, I don't want to.

I attended a post-college program in L.A. for Music Business and Production. Took several courses involving Music Production, Arrangement, and Songwriting.

I have an independent record label called Favored Nations on which I released an album by an artist called Johnny A, who plays an arch top Gibson through a Marshall, but the tone is all in his fingers.

My entire life, I wake up, and at some point in the afternoon, I head toward some kind of musical recording device. My entire life.

I learned everything about business and about music and stuff from being a second engineer.

I used to make cassette tapes but never thought about making a career of it.

I grew up writing songs and producing music, and I studied music production in college.

I'm a record producer and songwriter; I'm a problem-solver.

My mother insisted that I pursue music. I rented out my father's musical equipment and earned some money. As a child, I wasn't sure about a career goal, but I was always fascinated by electronic gadgets, specially musical equipment.

I've been recording since 1993. It was a hobby for six of those years. In 1999, I decided to do it full time and take it seriously.

I love making records; I love making music; I love writing songs.

I never really thought about becoming a professional musician.

I knew when I went to a very hippie high school that focused on music that I wanted to do something in the industry.

I know I have experience, having worked with the likes of legendary composers like Ilaiyaraaja. And, I've been long enough with my dear friend A. R. Rahman, and we've collaborated on several musical works. All this gives me confidence.

I'm not a producer and I don't even know the places my producer goes to, thankfully.

A lot of people think that I grew up in recording studios and knew the whole process, but that was never the case.

My intention when I came into this industry was to be a musician, not necessarily a recording artist, just a musician in general. And that's the reason I went to college and got my degree, which has been great for me. It's helped me a lot with my career.

Nowadays, I really like playing in studios.

I always wanted to be a full-time musician. Every television job I had was a means to buy a grand piano, or to put in a recording studio, or something like that.

As I grew older, I actually was prepared to go into fine arts school and do a degree. That was what I was actually settled upon when I was offered a record deal.

Rap ain't out there for everybody; everybody can't be a rapper. Everybody can't be a singer; anybody can't just be a songwriter, but it may - there's some profession out there you can be in.

My parents played the radio, but music was never an obsession or something that I thought I could call a career.

As a youngster, I never dreamed there could be a career actually earning a living writing music.

My dream was always to be on the production side of things. Even as a little kid, when my dad would bring me to the studio, I always loved that.