Donald Glover Quotes

By the age of 17, Wayne was confident. He knew, 'This is what I am. I'm an MC.' You had Missy Elliott saying she loved Lil Wayne. Lyrically, he was getting better and better.

I feel like I changed hip-hop.

Being a musician is a noble profession.

You see somebody rapping and you're like, "Nah, my cousin can do that." You're spoiled by the experience. Overseas, it's still something that people can appreciate.

Rap is stress, but it pays great.

I've really gone into business since I got the 6 string, which was like starting all over.

I was a musician and did moderately well at that. I made an enjoyable living as a very young man, but I think as I became more comfortable and knowledgeable about myself and what I wanted, I moved into acting. I came to it rather late - later than most. I just really wanted to try my hand, and thankfully, it worked out for the most part.

I've been singing since I was five. It's my identity.

For me, making a record is a vacation. I'd like to do it more often. Just, chances are impossible... It's a very expensive hobby, you know?

I've got lots of friends who are musicians, so if they ask me to do things, I'll go and do it for a laugh. I don't want to be a pop star or anything like that.

I've been known to drop a spoken-word bit into a song from time to time. But not straight-up rap. I don't know that I have that gift.

I'd rather be a musician than a rock star.

I'm not just a hip-hop artist; I feel like I'm a rock star.

As far as rapping goes, as long as you are telling the truth and you have a good flow, then you win.

I tried to get a job in music but was too unique to stand behind someone as a backing vocal or to sing in weddings.

Working with Tesco has been such an interesting avenue to go down that I'm keen to find other avenues to release music.

I was always singing as a kid. That's honestly all I've ever wanted to do.

It's in my blood to work in music.

Hip-hop is my vehicle for scientific enlightenment. It wasn't until my music career matured where I was exposed to science as an intellectual pursuit.

I chose music and that's what I do.

Cardi B put a lot of work in.

As a working musician, your first instinct is to try and do your job. It wasn't always my aspiration to sing; I just wanted to be a great working musician. But then Flying Lotus suggested I try, and nothing has ever been the same since.

I feel like everybody that saw my videos was like, 'Oh this dude's about to rap.' They just played my videos, and I feel like I shocked a lot of people.

I could see no other way of doing something with my life apart from music.

That's why I make mixtapes. That's why I work with Don Cannon; that's why i work with Big Sean. Even though I don't rap, I got love and acceptance in that community, and that's something that I really take seriously and hold close to my heart.