I'm a weirdo, but everybody's weird in some kind of way.
Denzel Curry
I wanna say I'm detached, but I'm an Aquarius that's sensitive as hell. That's dope, though.
Always be true to you. But learn how to adapt, too. That's something I wish I did when I was younger.
I grew up, like - since I had a lot of brothers, I grew up listening to Hot Boys, Goodie Mob, OutKast, basically all the southern albums, like Silkk the Shocker, Master P, Soulja Slim, and then it just elevated on when I started getting into music and I started listening to Nas and Jay Z and stuff like that and Lupe Fiasco and whatnot.
If I have a message to send, I'm going to send it in the most creative and yet crazy way I can.
I fear God. If my time comes, my time comes.
There's such a thing as good stress and bad stress. Bad stress is when somebody else stresses you out, and good stress is when you stress yourself out over something you want to accomplish, which makes you want to perfect it.
I listen to Robb Bank$, not only because he is a South Florida native, but that's my homeboy. I listen to him frequently.
I'm so extroverted. I wanna learn how to be introverted, though.
I listen to most South Florida rappers.
'Nostalgic' was just all my influences and me just being like, 'Yo, I'm going to be the hardest one out of everybody.'
I like the way punk people perform better than rappers, because rappers suck at performing - no offense.
I don't judge nobody.
Once you get to a certain part in your career, the hate is gonna come.
I want to master every style of music. I want to master every way of performing. I want to master every artsy music video style and just be the greatest of all-time.
I'm an Aquarius.
The best Christmas that l had was probably when I got my Xbox. When I first got an Xbox, it was, like, the very first Xbox when it came out.
I live more than a double life, honestly. I have so many personalities, I live more than a double life.
Growing up in Carol City, it was always a creative place for me to be because it was mad influential, especially going to Carol City High.
I was the type of kid that wrote all over my shoes.
'Imperial' is me attempting to reach my ultimate form and to introduce a lifestyle of truth to my fans, be honest with yourself, and you will grow, ULT.
The fact that I'm finally getting recognition for what I do is always a blessing, you know?
I remember when 'Nostalgic 64' first dropped, and it became popular, Shady wanted to sign me at one point.
You've got to know your surroundings.
Raider Klan was crazy because we all had our own personalities and our own little worlds when it came down to this music. It was the first step to creating your own weird little universe.
Love is always gon' be where home is, but it's also where hate it as well.
I'm not saying I'm trying to be the best. I'm gonna be the best. The best me ever. To the point where I can't lose at being me. I can't lose that life.
I ain't gonna lie: I have dude fans; most of my fans are dudes.
Fans don't know what they want. Fans are like, 'Oh, I want the stuff that you did in the last album because I really liked it, and if you don't do that, I'm not going to be your fan no more.' Or they'll be like, 'I didn't like that project. He doesn't sound like him on it,' or 'You're wack. You're mainstream now.'
If shoes are brought to my attention, and I like them, I'm going to rock them for a long time.
I'm not gonna sound like the next person. I could respect your sound, but I could also do my own - you feel me?
I used to do poetry in elementary school. I used to just write.
I watched people blow up after the XXL cover, and I watched people drown - you know what I'm saying? And that's not what I'm trying to do.
'This Life' definitely! That's my favorite song off 'Imperial,' period.
No matter who you are, you're gonna feel alienated by somebody.
Darkness is important. If you were having fun all the time, you wouldn't know what dark is.
I draw my own stuff. I do my own cover artwork.
I just feel like nobody truly understands who I am as a person. They think it's one thing, but they get another. I feel like nobody fully comprehends who I am as a person, as a man, as a living organism in this world.
I've learned there's a difference between friends and associates.
I did karate.
White man get money - stay rich, kids get rich. Black man get money - it's the countdown till, 'When is this brother gonna go broke?' I'm not going broke.
I've proved with 'TA13OO' that I'm versatile as hell.
With 'Clout Cobain,' when I made the song, I knew what I wanted to say. But I was gonna say it in a way where people could understand it.
I just want to build awareness for my city. But if it wasn't for Carol City, I wouldn't be the person I am today.
We're expressing ourselves through references to anime and things like that, but SoundCloud music is just music that happens to be on SoundCloud.
The reason I like Sagittarius is because they're like an Aquarius in a fire sign.
My artist name is actually my real name - Denzel Curry.
As an Aquarius, I was born an outsider. I'm awkward at social events. I can be social, but I feel like nobody truly understands who I am.
If I went to a major, you never know - what if they don't like the stuff I do? I could just get shelved. And then I'm stuck in a contract, and I can't leave. And if that happens, you're gonna realize, you're going to start hating it, so the power with being indie is you could do whatever you want.
I think I sound like the apocalypse destroying the Earth to the sounds of trumpets skating across the heavens played by angels.
