I grew up producing hip-hop music, actually. I was producing for my friends, who were all rappers in upstate New York, where I'm from. But in the eighth grade, we had this songwriting contest in our school, and I got… — Gus Dapperton Copy Share Image
When I first started making music, I was pretty drawn to hip-hop beats wrapped together with super-good lyrics. The most important thing in that is wordplay, so that stayed with me when I started writing songs. — Gus Dapperton Copy Share Image
I would say that my music is surreal, it's inspired by dreams, and it's inspired by heartbreak. — Gus Dapperton Copy Share Image
At first, I was a pretty horrific singer, and then I got a little better. — Gus Dapperton Copy Share Image
A lot of artists have a super-specific musical hero they definitely try to hone in on. I'm basically inspired by everyone. I don't have… — Gus Dapperton Copy Share Image
I went through this kind of existential crisis. I was going through a breakup; I tore my ACL and my meniscus and had to… — Gus Dapperton Copy Share Image
I went to school for audio engineering, and I was around a lot of sound engineers over the summers in New York, so I'm… — Gus Dapperton Copy Share Image
I generally use a lot of analog instruments, a few synths from the '80s like the Roland Juno-106, and an old Fender bullet guitar. — Gus Dapperton Copy Share Image
I work out of my home studio that I built in this warehouse in Philadelphia. I've kind of curated it for my needs and… — Gus Dapperton Copy Share Image
I wear high water pants, always, so you can see my socks - I always wear white socks. — Gus Dapperton Copy Share Image
I grew up producing hip-hop music, actually. I was producing for my friends, who were all rappers in upstate New York, where I'm from.… — Gus Dapperton Copy Share Image
