Aja Brown Quotes

Something about Portland just really resonated with me.

There is something about big cities that turns me on, and for whatever mysterious reason, places like New York and Paris inspire me. I think it's because cities represent civilization, and as crime-ridden and broken down as some of them are, it's still better than skipping through a meadow.

The best thing about being in New York is the people, and you get to walk everywhere.

But I'd say 'How to Make It in America' is the most accurate depiction of the New York hipster community on television for sure.

I like New York in the spring and in the fall. It's one of the best cities to walk that I've ever been in.

Miami's not anybody's poor cousin. It's an aspiration to live in this town, not something you have to do to promote yourself like some of the larger cities.

It's fascinating to see how versatile New York City is. It lends itself to being so many different places!

I think London's sexy because it's so full of eccentrics.

Portland has all the accoutrements of a big city, but the heart and soul of it is a small town, so that creates an intimacy in a large environment.

I first discovered Tampa in my 20s when I met my wife, who was living there, and I instantly fell in love with the city. It's somewhere between a big city and small town, so you get the feeling of both.

I love New York. New York is busy. It's dirty. It's smelly. I'm a real urban animal: I love cities. I like being in the middle of it all.

Chicago still remains a Mecca of the Midwest - people from both coasts are kind of amazed how good life is in Chicago and what a good culture we've got. You can have a pretty wonderful artistic life and never leave Chicago.

Mumbai can be contagious. The pace of life is so fast that if I travel out of the city I am happy for a few days, but then I crave the Mumbai hit.

I love Liverpool - it's a great city to live in.

I love L.A. partly because it feels like there are so many parts of the world in this city.

Glasgow with its art and music scene has so much going on, it's attractive to people and there seems to be a good vibe up there.

I really like living in London. It is a charming city, where everything happens and there is lots to do. There is a very good quality of life here.

New York has definitely turned into more of, like, a hipster place.

There are some cities that you go to that bring something out of you. Toronto is one of them.

Living in Los Angeles is pretty cool.

My favourite city of all has to be Seattle as it seems to encapsulate everything that is great about both Britain and America.

Atlanta is the number one place to live. You live better, you eat better, the rides are better, vehicles is better deals. It's better people. More mean people, but at my level you want it to be about business, so it's perfect for me.

Kids coming out of college want that urban core excitement more and more.

I'm from Brooklyn, New York. I'm a hip-hop artist. That's just that. You're going to have to accept me or just not be a fan, I guess.

There are plenty of cities that have given me the time of my life for a week or two - including Sao Paulo, Paris, and New York - but London has an enduring appeal that keeps on unfolding.