People in Chicago are so cool! They are different; they're friendly and just genuinely happy. Everyone's so polite and sweet. They even look cool.
I think it's because Toronto is the Gothenburg of Canada, with the trends and the music and everything. I feel very at home when I'm there. Everyone has always been so kind to me.
Everyone's looking to the urban scene for inspiration now.
People-watching in New York while listening to Bach is kind of amazing.
When you're in a place like New York or D.C. you just can't beat it, and it's so hard to recreate because they are both such distinctive places.
My favorite thing about L.A. is the sunny breezes that mimic the mindset of the energy in the people.
I never really thought of my neighborhood in South Philly as being a neighborhood; it was more a state of mind. For people who aren't familiar with those kinds of places, it's a whole different thing. Like, 42nd Street in New York City is a state of mind.
New York's got a little rougher edge to it than Chicago.
I think New York is more stylish than London.
Everything feels better in London. And if my life feels better, then it's easier to make music.
Brooklyn just got that energy to me that's so hip-hop and so New York City. You know, New York City is the grittiest city in the world.
There are some cities that you go to that bring something out of you. Toronto is one of them.
Every town has its dark side, but I spend time in New York for my dark inspiration.
I love Miami: great town, always loved it, a great place to play basketball.
New York is a walking city, so you'll be dressed to the nines, and you'll go out, and you feel more special and more pretty because more people acknowledge you.
Out in L.A., things relax even further than they do in Chicago. There's such a looseness to it, and there's a potentially refreshing advantage to that.
It's that anonymous person who meanders through the streets and feels what's happening there, feels the pulse of the people, who's able to create.
