I think the whole, like, cultural diversity and the arty side of London is really, really great. And how it's so historic as well.
To breathe Paris is to preserve one's soul.
When you are making an album, it is about the purpose - you are creating both a concept and vibe, then you follow through with that.
Nashville has a great creative atmosphere. It's a small, close-knit music community that you can't find anywhere else.
My favorite place in the whole world is Nashville. Because it's my home, it's Music City. It's like, everybody there is so artistic and so creative, and nice! Everybody's really friendly.
With 'Start With Me,' I sent it to Gunna and he sent it right back. I didn't have to ask him. If I send you a song, you gonna vibe to it and if you don't, it's cool.
But ‘art’ is not anything serious or exclusive: it is the smell of oil paint, Henri Murger’s Vie de Boheme, corduroy trousers, the operatic Italian model: but the poetry, above all, of linseed oil and turpentine.
There's a great tradition among the English of writing about Berlin. It's kind of a state of mind, almost. That even translates in terms of music. A lot of people go to Berlin with the idea that it's a state of mind.
When I write, I tend to tap into this human wondering vibe that could come off negative, but it's really not.
The type of music I make, it's not just straight-up rapping. There's emotion in it. That's why people feel each song differently. I get all my vibes from rock music, you know? All my melodies and all that.
I love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy.
Toronto is a special city, and the environment is perfect for the arts; free and alive. I'm a New Yorker, and Toronto reminds me of a much cleaner New York, so it's like coming home after your mom just cleaned your room for you; for me that's a lovely environment.
I visit studios. Just to get the feel, the smell, and see what other people are doing. Not only listening to the radio, but going to studios, greeting musicians and artists, just getting a vibe.
Calcutta is a very culturally-forward city. People encourage art, music, literature and I just feel like that's a city that looks for experiences over just retail.
L.A. was just an inspiring kind of place to be. It felt like going to Paris in the Twenties and Thirties. Everybody's there. Everybody's hanging around. Everybody's talking about music.
A lot of kids are moving to Baltimore, because we have a great music scene and we've got edge. Come on down, we've got scary edge. But great edge - it's still a city you can be a bohemian in.
Edinburgh is so cultural and such a beautiful place to walk around.
I've always felt like a designer of lifestyle that has a certain spirit and bohemian quality.
Obviously, sometimes I just feel like looking like a box of crayons.
When you get into the studio, you never know who is going to fit your energy.
