G-Eazy quotes:

I read the Steve Jobs book, and that kind of changed everything. I've been, like, an Apple geek my whole life and have always seen him as a hero. But reading the book, and learning about how he built the company, and maintaining that corporate culture and all that, I think that influenced me a lot.

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.

I grew up in Oakland and Berkeley, California.

Runaround Sue' was a big record for me, as well as the music video for it.

Something I stand for is being brave enough to invest in creative ideas that I firmly believe in and bringing those to life.

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.

Less is more. Simplicity is awesome. That's all you need in life. Its just my personal philosophy.

I can prolly teach you lessons There's so much more that meets the eye upon your first impressions.

I like to drink, I like to smoke I like to chill and get high In my California state of mind.

I try to find 15 minutes a day to just be alone without any distractions just for headspace to meditate and get my Zen on. I think that helps me get through the hecticness of the day on tour with the interviews, the sound check, the meet and greets, the show and the post-show meet and greets.

My mom was a single parent.

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.

I think when you're telling a story from inside of you that's genuine, people connect with it.

You have an entire generation of kids who grew up with the idea that music is something that you can download for free.

I see myself as a hip-hop artist, but I never wanted to make music for a specifically white audience. Thats not what I grew up around.

She my candy girl My favorite in the world.

Criticism is worth so much more than compliments.

I'm too drunk to walk, let's drive.

Music meant more to me than a social life and just hangin out. haha just being tired of repacking my suit case every couple of days, and anytime i wanted to cop some new clothes i would have to throw away something I had to make room in the suitcase.

I didn't grow up around all white people; I never wanted to gentrify hip-hop, I've never wanted to speak to an all-white audience.

You prefer the guy who would buy you a necklace Take you out to dinner, not hungover breakfast.

She says we just friends, don't you love benefits?

If I ever said I'm never scared Just know I mean it

And it's to be expected, knew this would happen as soon as she texted.

They say I'm too old for my age But it's funner to act younger.

I wish I could show you exactly how I feel for you, and tell you you're the apple of my eye.

I come to my senses when I'm sober.

See some people call it luck, and then some people call it patience this is what I call a product of authentic dedication.

She tastes good like Nestle That's our secret But you keep it.

You're spending money on these bitches, you're a trickster.

This life style man it cost a bit The anxiety I'm exhausted with One day they'll say he just lost his shit.

Grinding trying to get my goals accomplished because nothing in this world is ever promised.

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.

When you're around somebody like E-40, all you can do is watch and learn, and soak up game.

I was slicking my hair back when I was in sixth grade.

My whole career has been from scratch, so I never took it for granted that people care and support what I do.

I think, back in the day, when I was first starting to make music, all I wanted to do was to get a record deal.

Life is good. I've got a apartment that is paid for with rap money. It's good. It's amazing. It's a blessing. I wake up every day and appreciate how much of a blessing this is getting to do this. But it is important to always stay humble, grounded, focused, and maintain that same ambition you had when you had nothing.

I'm a Gemini, so there's two people in me. Straight up. There's the nerd who is totally zoned out in the studio, EQ-ing this kick drum, raising this snare one decibel, or swapping this high hat out for another. Then there's the other side who's a performer. I have to go out on stage and be electric, a fire cracker, just run around the stage and give a show.

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.

I know what it feels like to walk out in front of a sold-out crowd of a thousand people that are there for you, and how good that feels, but as an opener, you just have to train yourself to think that it's going to be harder.

What's weird is the Hot Boys and the whole New Orleans Cash Money thing had a really big impact on the Bay when that was popping off. I don't all the way understand it. I mean, I know that they were big everywhere and had a lot of commercial success in the mid to late '90s, but they were really, really felt in the Bay Area.

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.

It was inspiring to see local legends like E-40 and Keak da Sneak break out with 'Tell Me When to Go.'

I've dreamed of being on the road, traveling and touring, for as long as I've been into doing music. It's what I live for. I just wanna be Willie Nelson.

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.

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.

Music isn't selling like it used to, but the one thing you can't steal or download is a live show experience or a T-shirt.

You have this ability in hip hop to be invincibly cool, and that is a part of G-Eazy.

A song or an album is never really done. You can work on it forever, but knowing when to call it a day and knowing when to walk away from it is extremely important.

Anybody can have a great album in themselves but it's not until you bring it out and put it into tangible form and creating it and working on it in the studio that all of that comes to life you know what I mean?

I always think I'm going to record a lot on tour but it's always hard to fit it in the schedule, and there's a whole lotta' other extra curricular activities that happen on the road.

I am involved in every step of the process [musicmaking]. Whether it is the production or the mixing or the visuals and music videos. I'm involved in every step of the way as far as the creative, directing and merchandise . Just making sure everything that falls in line with my brand is portrayed a certain type of way. It all about quality control and attention to detail, and making sure anything you put your name on is on point.

I didnt grow up around all white people; I never wanted to gentrify hip-hop, Ive never wanted to speak to an all-white audience.

I don't come to Toronto often, so when I'm there it's always special and rare which I think makes it very exciting for my fans.

I dunno, there were always people believing in me, but you just gotta be confident in whatever you wanna do.

I grew up on the bus, or riding my bike, or catching the subway, I've never had a car. In college, any girl I ever dated had a car, too.

I had a job since I was old enough to work - since I was, like, 14.

I just always wanted a platform. In the past, I always dreamed of having a following and a fan base - you know, a group of people just listening and paying attention to what I was making. I think the reality kicked in that you have to make a living so that you have enough time to keep creating, you know? 'Cause if you're not making a living at this, then you're making a living working another job, and if you're working another job, you're spending all your time doing that and can't put enough time into the music.

I just want to make music that matters, that people will remember for a long time.

I stuck with my education, you know, I really did that for my grandma. It meant a lot to her that I finished school and in the grand scheme of things it was her who had saved and helped provide for me this opportunity to go to school.

I think any time you're at the end of a trip you're usually pretty ready to come home and start working regularly again.

I think it's important to evolve and grow and take risks creatively, instead of repeating yourself and doing the same thing over and over.

I think it's important to say something. If you're making music it's kinda' like, oh, cool, so is everyone else.

I think my style revolves around the philosophy that less is more, that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. That goes for my taste in design and in clothes, and even affects the way I approach music. I'm all about keeping things simple, and minimal, but being able to convey something powerful through that approach.

I think the special stuff [music] still finds a way to be heard, as long as you pair it with a good release strategy.

I think when people get comfortable is when they fall off.

I want to tell every fan that I appreciate them with a retweet or reply but I don't want my account to lose my own tweets. I don't my fans to have to go through a bunch of replies to get to my own tweets right? In the big picture though I do read all of the tweets and I appreciate all of my followers and my fans.

I was 14 years old when I started rapping and I was terrible. I fell in love with it though and when that happens with me I become super passionate and go all the way with it.

If I didn't make a single song in two months, I'm slippin'. You can't just party every night.

If you get comfortable, that's how you fall off.

If you push yourself to stay hungry, you're always working towards at least taking steps forward. If you're taking steps forward, then you're making progress.

If you think about rap and how it has become so much easier to record music and release it, and you think about everyone in the world being a 'rapper' these days, it's so much easier. But it's still as hard as ever to break through and truly be successful in this industry.

If you're not putting enough time into the music, there's not gonna be a whole lot of it. So in my eyes, success is just being able to do what I love for a living, spend all my time doing it, connect with fans, and continue that for a long f - king time.

I'm on this raised-platform-stage and I'm put on display, but at the same time I'm just a human. I'm just a regular person at the end of the day and, you know, I just want them to know that I do appreciate every single one of them.

In a sense, touring is crazy. You go city to city playing the show over and over again. But there's something magic about being in front of people, so it's not like going through the motions every night. It's a different experience.

In anything I do I try to stay true to myself because I think that's what matters most, and then the challenge is getting all these different sides of my personality to fit together in one box. It isn't an easy task. But that's basically what the end result represents.

In my dorm room, I was a hermit making music, I've always had a sense of urgency that I don't have forever to make this happen.

It's a really good time for California right now in music.

I've matured as a person and so has the music... It's gotten more sophisticated and interesting I think.

I've put myself in this position where I haven't set myself up with a Plan B. I don't have a safety net; it's all in.

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.

Lost in this young world, I'm just trying to navigate See the pie sliced, I'm just trying to grab a plate.

Success is just being able to do what I love for a living, spend all my time doing it, connect with fans, and continue that for a long f - king time.

The biggest thing for me is the new music. I'm playing a lot of new music that is not released yet on my tours. Seeing the reaction to that is super inspiring.

There's a crazy energy in Toronto. I think some of that may be from being a border from where I'm from and being so close.

Thing is, I wasn't in the library, didn't study too much, didn't get the best grades, but honestly, I didn't party a lot either. I stayed in a lot.

Toronto is amazing, it's one of my favourite cities to visit. Toronto and Montreal are just super dope places.

What inspires me is the desire to be on. The desire to be successful. The desire to reach people through my music and make a living off it and never have to do anything else. Being able to do music full time and travel the world and share this music with everybody. That's the dream.

When you put a tour together you really just think about who you'd like on your bill, who would make sense and who you would want to live with basically for a couple months and be around with and work with.

When you're choosing the track list and the sequencing, it's important to make sure that there's some strong concepts on there and that it matters and it says something... that it sticks with people.

Whenever I perform I try to connect with the crowd and give off energy so when they walk away from the show its remarkable and its something they talk about it, like 'damn I cant wait to come back to my show.'

While I made a splash, rappers came and passed But still I ask myself: how long does famous last?

Nothing tops making a living off your passion.

Sometimes when you meet stars, on one hand you're like, "You're who I'm inspired by, you're who I look up to." On the other hand you're like, "I wanna be in the same kind of shoes that you're in." That's how I've always seen myself. Some of me is star-struck, some of me feels like I'm looking at a peer. They're another person who sees the world the same way I do, who already did it. It's inspiring.

I've never had a car. Like I can drive, but I'm always at the risk of killing people.