I wanna be one of those special guys. Jimi Hendrix wasn't afraid of who he was. That's the part I emulate.
— Future
Even if it comes off natural, everyone has a fashion sense.
People respond to something melodic.
I never get starstruck.
People think fashion shows take hours - it's 15 minutes. You walk in, do red carpet, take the pictures, you sit down... and then it's over.
When you mix a record that someone else is on, you've got to send it to them. They've got to like the mix, you got to like the mix, the producer's got to like the mix. Too many people are involved!
You got to make the most of your second life. I was born Nayvadius, but now I'm Future. Should I dwell on what Nayvadius was supposed to be? I get a chance to experience life as something else. I wasn't supposed to be like this.
You don't question magic.
At the end of the day, I'm out of here - above anything.
I'm not trying to feed off of a concept that another artist had - that's not what I do.
You want to create your own path, no matter what situation you're in.
I want to judge the nannies that's around my child. I don't want to pay for a nanny that I never met, that I never got a chance to interview. That's not the life I want for my child. I want to be involved 100 percent in all decisions made. This my flesh and blood.
I have a crazy work ethic. I'll do 20 songs a day. I love music that much.
It takes compromise to raise a child, especially with a schedule like mine.
Man, I wanna be there for everybody. I wanna make everybody happy, and I can't... That's why I stay in the studio.
Everybody wanna be a super dad and the best dad ever, but sometimes, I'm just realizing that I'm not perfect.
My kids gotta understand: they gotta make a sacrifice, having a superstar dad.
Jay Z wasn't great when 2pac and Biggie was alive.
My style is a part of my music. You can't be an artist and not put any thought or effort into the way you appear.
I'm always a fan of good business moves.
I love 'Troy.' I love Brad Pitt's character - when he went to Troy, he just ran over it. Then this particular scene where they made this big old horse or something out of wood, and they hid inside the wood.
I'm most comfortable when I'm in the studio and music playing.
I feel like I just wanna go back to being more underground.
I don't even talk about being locked up in any of my songs.
The melodies I come up with, they're not normal.
Jupiter, Pluto, pick a planet: we can go there. I just got a bit more work to do in the music industry, and we're going to space, baby.
If you behind me, I'm not going to look back and try and figure out what you're doing behind me.
When you're a man, you want to make decisions for your family, and sometimes the lady doesn't see what you see.
When I first used Auto-Tune, I never used it to sing. I wasn't using it the way T-Pain was. I used it to rap because it makes my voice sound grittier.
I'm an entrepreneur. This is my life. This my career. This the way I eat.
I want that longevity in the career, so if you don't know how to get it, you trying to chase that high, you trying to continue to chase your dreams and conquer things you never thought you could get. And you just want to get there too soon, so you taking the wrong moves to try and compensate what's not happening.
The most calmest place I can be is the studio. And like, I stay in there 'cause I know, when I come out, it's back to reality. Man, if you're angry all day, man, stay in the studio.
My career choice is my career choice. Just stepping out of that zone, to be able to be a provider. I understand my position as a provider and my role as a dad also... Just being able to be comfortable with it.
I just enjoy dressing up and getting all the new sneakers and all the hot exclusive clothes - I did even when I was young.
My fashion sense is relatable but stands out because it's my own.
Quality is everything to me, and I perfect everything I do.
Artists can most definitely control the culture of fashion. Kids and different fans look up to us for dressing pointers.
All gigs are good gigs. There's never a bad one. Everything have a reason behind it; you just got to find that reason.
I want to have bosses around me, 'cause at the end of the day, 10 years from now, 20 years from now, you want to make relationships to keep 'em, you know what I'm saying. So I make my relationships to keep 'em - all my relationships - not try to burn bridges that you may need to cross over one day.
Don't ask for a million dollars. Ask for the stuff that'll get you a million dollars - your health, your brain, your sanity, wisdom. Prepare me for when I do get that million. Make sure I don't go crazy, make sure I help my family.
I want to keep doing what I'm doing and see how far I can go. See when it stops. See what the end is like. I want to make this moment last as long as I can make it. If I miss a day, I'm afraid I'll miss out on a smash record.
The music I make, I'm different.
I want to show my versatility and how diverse I am, how I approach the track, my rhythm, my melodies. It's something different. Sometimes, the things I do haven't ever been done.
Don't matter if you're rich, poor or whatever, you just want to be able to have your own experiences in life and listen and learn from other people.
I was shy talking about certain things, and I was shy with being honest because I didn't want people to judge me talking about fatherhood and how somebody should have my child around me.
I don't take anything for granted. I know there are a million and one dudes who are rapping, wishing they were in my shoes.
My kids need to be around me. And the times that I'm out of town, if I'm not too busy, they can come to me.
My daddy didn't even sign my birth certificate. So I ain't never had his last name.
When I'm in the studio, I stay in the studio, like, sometimes 20 hours out the day.
You have to just do music, and you're becoming this entertainer, and so many people require so much of your time for different things, different obligations you have to make money, or just different obligations you have as a person in whatever the situation may be.
