Syd

I'm never a flashy type of person.

— Syd

I think I see myself differently than most people see me.

— Syd

It took me a very long time to be comfortable in my own skin.

— Syd

I've always been comfortable with my gayness, but I was intimidated by the social anxiety.

— Syd

Performing live was something that I had to really work at.

— Syd

It's weird: I don't really know where I pull my inspiration from. I think it's N.E.R.D.

— Syd

I used to get the most anxiety before shows because I really was never prepared.

— Syd

It kind of feels good to make something that you're proud of and it's also very real to you.

— Syd

Finding someone that trusted my vision helped me find certainty in who I was.

— Syd

I use Logic or Reason and a midi keyboard for beats. If it's gonna have all live instruments in it, I'll probably…

— Syd

It's no secret that I love women. I think everyone loves women. And I like having beautiful women around me.

— Syd

For Odd Future, I only made beats for Mike G. With the Internet, I'm part of a production team making tracks for…

— Syd

My dad's a businessman, and I grew up looking up to him, how he dressed to go to work and, whenever I…

— Syd

It was a nerve-wracking first few years having to tour and perform in front of people with the little bit of confidence…

— Syd

For me, I'm just trying to keep it fun, keep it interesting, not get stuck on the same sound, the same wave…

— Syd

I'm not ashamed in the least bit of being gay or being a lesbian. I just prefer to call myself gay for…

— Syd

At the end of the day, I represent myself first and foremost, and I'm not going to ever purposely try and misrepresent…

— Syd

If you want to be a pioneer, you have to be intentional, at least a little bit.

— Syd

My dad makes me breakfast every morning; he's very worried about my nutrition.

— Syd

As far as open conversations with random people, no I don't really enjoy them.

— Syd

I think I see a lot of artists struggling to make their first album perfect, and I've been there.

— Syd

I think I'm influenced a lot by Drake in specific ways in my writing.

— Syd

I have really dope parents, and they happen to both really love, love music - they're huge music fans.

— Syd

If you think I'm a young boy singing these songs, dope. Run with that.

— Syd

Almost everything I've ever recorded, I recorded myself at the desk, in my house.

— Syd

I started taking vocal lessons steadily. I started taking it seriously.

— Syd

If everything happens for a reason, what's the reason?

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I think too many people are offended by stuff that doesn't matter.

— Syd

I think the selfie age is kind of making fame annoying.

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My conscience is really active. So I feel bad about spending excess amount of money on things.

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I like that I'm an engineer - it sets me apart from a lot of other artists.

— Syd

I remember my first albums: Brandy's first album and Usher's 'My Way.'

— Syd

I knew that if I just came out as a singer, people would just be criticizing my voice.

— Syd

Feeling invisible definitely makes you want to become visible sometimes.

— Syd

I've always known I was a genius. But I never thought I was a star.

— Syd

I have an uncle in Jamaica who's an OG producer/songwriter over there, Mikey Bennett.

— Syd

Don't overthink it, and don't let technicalities stop you from creating.

— Syd

I know that Shia LaBeouf and Fiona Apple went to my alma mater, Hamilton High.

— Syd

I think my first client other than my brother was this kid named Tallent. I was charging him eight dollars an hour…

— Syd

My mom wasn't expecting me to end up how I ended up. When she wanted to have kids, she wanted to have…

— Syd