LIL XAN

I've got so much to show the world.

I wasn't rapping and freestyling in high school. I wasn't telling people I was gonna be a rapper when I was a little kid. It wasn't set in stone that it was my dream.

I like playful beats, xylophones, whimsical sounds of Bobby Johnson productions.

I want to have a storefront here in Los Angeles. I want people to be able to come here and connect - not just with me, but with each other.

I always wondered what the longevity of the name Lil Xan would be. I always contemplated whether I'd have to change it, but I learned you don't have to if the formula is working.

I got anxiety in April of 2014. I was hospitalized for two weeks, and they didn't know what was wrong with me, and at the end, they gave me a low dosage of Xanax. Before the whole anti-Xanax message in what I do, I was actually pro-Xanax culture.

We really need to listen to women more. All of us.

I always thought backpack swag was cool, but the more I do it, the more it is in light of Mac Miller.

I wanna be more of a pop public figure, iconic kinda dude.

Tupac is definitely a legend.

Positivity over everything.

I always have been very musically influenced because of my dad. He had a very big record collection, so I dabbled in different genres.

I have nothing but love for the Cyrus family.

I failed every class up until I dropped out freshman year.

I just wanted to be creative, so I did photography, and that led me ultimately to music.

If you were following me since the beginning, you see my journey.

Performing is the one time I don't have anxiety - surprisingly, right?

All my friends were rappers, so I just thought I might as well take a shot at it.

All those haters, they don't understand my music. It's very unique. And I don't blame them. Hate my music. But my real cult fanbase, they like the music.

I grew up loving symphonies. Beethoven is beautiful.

If I'm going to do something, I'm going to fully commit to something.

I'm still Lil Xan. You can call me Diego if you want. My second album, I'm going to be full Diego.

I know there are people who are praying for my downfall, but they're going to be like, 'Wow, Xan's actually an artist.'

It gets better: there's a light at the end of the tunnel. It may take one day, it may take ten years. But one day, you will find happiness if you manifest it. Put that energy out, and it'll come back.

I've never heard anything like 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.' The Arctic Monkeys are my favorite band, and that is my favorite album.