Cudi should be a top tier artist... I think he fathered a lot of the style of music. He's a good influence and a good help.
— Travis Scott
I consider myself an artist, which is, like, the most played term, but I believe it.
I was on mad platinum albums... I produced and wrote on them.
I don't know if he remembers, but the first time I ever met Cudi was the first time I met Kanye. I've never told anyone this, but it was the same day. That was the first time I was around G.O.O.D. Music at all. I was sitting like, 'Man, I'm in the presence of 'Ye and Cudi. This is the art level where I want to be.'
I see hip-hop as going in a self-managing place. It's very culturally controlled and artist-controlled. It's not really based on a label anymore. Everything is pretty much in the control of the artist. Which is amazing.
I have devoted myself to the Rockets.
You can't buy swag.
My grandad, he has his doctorate in psychology.
When I was three years old, my dad bought me my first drum set.
I was born in Houston, Texas. I grew up in Houston, by Missouri City. It's, like, a suburb in the area; it's middle-class. But I used to stay with my grandma in the hood from ages one to six.
I feel like everything needs to be stylised; that's always been my mindset.
I'm a magician, like David Blaine. I could never fall.
I'm not into just one thing; I always felt like I had to have my hand in everything revolving around what I do, whether it's directing videos, making beats, making music, performing.
Everybody just has different steps in their life that they take to do what they should.
I'm a Bieber fan, man! That kid is ill!
I love my fans more than anything.
Honestly, I really can't speak on others, but in a sense, I feel like every artist always has their problems with the industry because we all want to have our creative way.
In my whole career, all I wanted was acceptance from Kid Cudi. I don't care about nothing else! This dude saved my life.
I'm super nice - I just get excited!
Sometimes I might be sleepy, and sometimes I've literally been sleeping backstage, woken up, gone straight on stage or gone crazy. It's not like I psyche myself; I don't do any of that.
I wouldn't make music with you if I didn't know you. If you're a good artist, and if you know it as well, I'm down.
I was working with Jay Z while I was still learning how to be who I was about to become.
I'm big on diversity. My music is very diverse; I don't want it to ever be typecasted.
I feel like everyone just gets constricted by their parents or, just, life.
I feel like Houston is one of the leading things in music culture. Everyone loves the Houston culture. It needs to have its own monument, its own moment for artists like me, artists like Beyonce who set it off.
I'm attached to the beat. The beat speaks words. I love music.
Beyonce is, like, the highest level. We all reach for that level.
You can't buy vision, and you can't buy aesthetic.
My music isn't rappity-rap-rap-rap.
A nerd can call another nerd a nerd.
Kanye is the leading eagle: he's like the president who stands up for kids like us who have ideas.
My A&R at Epic got fired the first week I got signed.
When you come to my show, it's like a no-holds-barred, underground Royal Rumble.
You can't buy being a rock star.
I'm La Flame at all times. That, at times, can be bad, at times can be good.
You grow up in a small community, there's no outlet like New York or L.A.
My mom worked for Apple, and my dad owned his own business.
James Blake is a real good friend of mine. He's real different than what you thinks. He's super turned up.
Drake is an amazing person. Also, a magician. He's a big brother, super-talent; he's cool.
My whole story is straight mythical. It's tangible, but it's also what life could be.
I'm just here for good times, man. I want people to have the best time ever. Especially if they're around me.
There's a lot of us out here that are birds, man. We all need to just fly.
