I don't really have a blueprint to follow besides watching interviews. Well, I guess the blueprint I do follow is Def Jam, in a way, just because it started in a small space, which is so similar to how we started.
— Kevin Abstract
I might not ever fully know who I am, but I also believe that I could be whoever I want, whenever I want.
I think cliche is a good thing sometimes.
It's hard to accept the truth, especially about yourself.
In order to make a change, I have to exist in a traditionally homophobic space such as hip-hop. If I were to just be this queer rapper who only spoke to queer kids... I don't think I could as effectively make a change for another young, black, queer kid growing up in Texas.
I always used to say, at the end of the day, I want Brockhampton to be like Paramount or something, and you don't really know who's behind it. You just think about Brockhampton and all the types of content we provide.
I believe that self-discovery is an ongoing thing.
I wanted to blend in 'cause I knew I was different.
People will tell you for years whatever you have to say isn't important at all. So when you have someone who breaks the mold and speaks up - and you see and identify with that - they become your hero.
I don't want to be a queer icon. I want to be an icon.
Having to deal with, like, family problems in front of the world is very difficult.
I never thought I could sing. I still don't.
When you mention Bieber, Lorde, One Direction, I want to be on that list. But at the same time, when you say Lil Uzi Vert, I want my name to pop up, too. I'm kinda in between both. I wanna bring them together and exist.
I'm never going to search for anyone's acceptance. I'm just going to be me, and people are eventually going to have to accept it.
