When I started making music, I was so heavy into the hyphy movement. That’s something you only know so much about if you were right there living in it, submerged in the culture. – G-Eazy
I think when you’re telling a story from inside of you that’s genuine, people connect with it. – G-Eazy
I see myself as a hip-hop artist, but I never wanted to make music for a specifically white audience. That’s not what I grew up around. – G-Eazy
My whole career has been from scratch, so I never took it for granted that people care and support what I do. – G-Eazy
Word of mouth is the most valuable form of marketing, but you can’t buy it. You can only deliver it. And you have to really deliver. – G-Eazy
I always thought that one day I would be somebody. I would be successful in music, and I would have fans that cared about my music. At the same time, I really feel like an ordinary guy; I have been an ordinary guy forever. – G-Eazy
In my opinion, creative control means a lot, I feel like I’m really in touch with who my fans are and what they like about my music, and I’m able to communicate directly with them. – G-Eazy
When I first decided I wanted to make beats and write songs and stuff like that, it wasn’t like I sat down and the first thing I wrote was even halfway legit. It took a while to find my way through it. – G-Eazy
Something I stand for is being brave enough to invest in creative ideas that I firmly believe in and bringing those to life. – G-Eazy
I think if you’re constantly reinvesting into your content and giving the fans stuff, then you can continue to tour. You can continue to sell the merch and monetize the popularity of the brand. – G-Eazy
I was fortunate to have teachers that were flexible with allowing me to miss more class than I was supposed to be able to, for the sake of being able to tour. – G-Eazy
Just wearing all black comes from Johnny Cash. I’m on the road so much that if I wear all black, my clothes never get dirty. You can’t tell if I’ve worn the same shirt twice. – G-Eazy
In the past, my process would start with a sample of another song, and I’d chop it up and use that as the basis of the song that I was making. – G-Eazy
I think it’s natural for a creative to be sensitive. If I’m in the studio and I write something, I think it’s the greatest thing in the world; it’s like my baby. I just made something out of thin air that exists now in a tangible form. It’s the biggest thrill in my life. – G-Eazy
When you sample something, you’re using the crutch of borrowing chords and melodies from a song that’s already great, that’s already stood the test of time, that’s already special. When you’re trying to do it all from scratch, you’re writing something brand new that has to stand on its own. – G-Eazy
