In one way or another, all my songs are about the necessity for trust.

When I first heard Thundercat's stuff, I thought, 'Man, this is so original.' A lot of his ballads, to me, had such a beautiful harmonic, almost classically Hispanic, feel or, like, Brazilian kind of feeling. I don't think he does that intentionally or anything. It's just I think those are his influences on some level.

In order for life to be more than a frustrating game of one-upsmanship, one has to remain emotionally open and vulnerable.

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