ASAP Rocky Quotes

You want to sell records, but if you want to call yourself an artist, your job is how you express yourself.

I do my music for me, second for my entourage, and at the end, for the people. It's healthy to work that way.

I try to make my music interesting to me first, then hopefully other people will find it interesting, too.

Music is not a commodity, it's a resource.

I don't want to get too involved in marketing budgets, online promotions and download set-ups because it would be a bit like Gertrude Stein mapping out a TV campaign. I want to sing. I want visibility. I am essentially Al Martino, not Seymour Stein.

I don't really look at the charts at all. If anything, I try to out-do what I've done before. I try to make music that I like and I trust my own judgement with what will work with a wider audience. If you compare yourself to the charts, you lose perspective on what you're doing and why you're doing it.

I never wanted to be that fad type of artist. When I looked up to artists, watching TV, I wanted to see somebody. I wanted to touch that person. I wanted to sound like them. I wanted to move like them. That' s what I want my fans to do. So that's why, everything that I do, the music I make, how I dress, it's all based off my lifestyle.

I'm not here to change the music world, but I'm definitely here to show what I can do and express myself through my music.

A lot of times I go back to record and to make a tour, but I'm very happy to do it, because it gives me an opportunity to dig and hear what's going on.

I'm inspired to do music. I really can't stop unless I stop being inspired.

At the end of the day, if you don't have a record contract, a studio or a guitar, you can still write songs. You're still an artist. That's something no one can take away.

I just make whatever music I want. It's my obsession, and it's very fulfilling.

Coming to Nashville has been so motivating and inspirational. Just watching people live and breathe their music and create something that they can feel from start to finish.

There's this misconception in the industry that you might have to go a little lighter or skate on the surface in order to reach people - and then in your second album, you get to tell who you are.

As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.

Playing music for as long as I had been playing music and then getting a shot at making a record and at having an audience and stuff, it's just like an untamed force... a different kind of energy.

I can only speak for myself - there were times when I just wasn't inspired by creating music.

If people go into music with the idea of competing with other artists, then they're doing it for all the wrong reasons.

The role of art in society differs for every artist.

There's multiple ways I express myself. Music is my first love and will always come first. But, there are other areas and industries I'm interested in that reflect different aspects of my lifestyle.

I don't love the whole Hollywood mentality, but I do love the weather and how motivated everyone is around here. It motivates me to make fun music. I'm an East Coaster - I'm from New Jersey, so I'll probably feel like that forever.

Music is a major cornerstone of our success.

I feel really relevant and creative, and I don't think I would've made an album if I didn't feel relevant. I wouldn't have said a word.

Everything feels better in London. And if my life feels better, then it's easier to make music.

I wanted a label that reflects the times... a center for artists who want to express themselves. That's what makes Interscope unique. It's about freedom.