Big K.R.I.T. Quotes

All my albums are evolutions, one on top of the other.

I want to grow as an artist, and I'm taking a step out. I want my music to mature.

As I'm growing, so is my music.

I think that the only goals that we try to set for ourselves is to evolve musically.

A Tribe Called Quest was one of those things where it was supposed to be about growth. When I say 'growth,' I don't just mean with our sound or our product, but Tribe was supposed to grow as individuals.

To be honest with you, I don't have one track that I consider better than the next because all I'm trying to do is still grow as an artist. I got way better since the early nineties, as far as putting words together. My best energy probably was the '90s, because I was new.

I feel like I introduce another level of my creative ability on every album.

There's been a progression in my sound.

As you grow older, your music begins to mature and grow older along with you.

We're still evolving as a band. I think that's really important for a band to do, especially after being around for so many years.

I've grown a lot since my first record came out - even since 'Back II da Basics' was released in 2005.

On every album you can see my growth.

I'm going to keep evolving and evolving and showing people that progression is key when it comes to music.

I don't want to compare myself to Picasso, but he had four or five periods in his life. Any good artist grows and changes and matures.

I think that every band tries to mature their sound through their existence, you know?

My first album was me finding myself and my voice, finding how I sing. I was rolling with the punches because everything was new to me.

You continue to evolve with each album that goes by and, as an artist, you continue to expand with every recording project.

I think everybody knows my sound because I'm me, you know? But, on your fourth album, I think you've definitely gotta show growth because I definitely don't plan on being one of those cats that fade off. It's always about growing with me; I grew up over the years.

I had deeper, more reflective songs on the first album.

Music has to keep moving. But I was lucky. For me there was always something around the corner.

You grow and evolve and as you do that, your art hopefully reflects that change and that growth.

People's lives change dramatically over such a long time period, and I think that if you're still vital, and you're still interested in writing and things like that, of course your music evolves and reflects where you are in your life.

It accumulates over the years and I've led so many bands of my own now and forced myself into new situations... You would hope that you play better and better - until you just get too feeble to do it anymore.

Every record I do is a learning process for how I want to do the next one.

If you look at my last songs and first short stories, there is a real connection between them.