Independent Artist Quotes by K. Flay

I was totally sober in college and really, really focused. I just took the time when other people might be partying and just made…

— K. Flay

I think, initially, working on your own is really great because it allows you to just be really free and not worry about how…

— K. Flay

Hip-hop is rich in musical allusion. It takes something that already existed, respects it, and reuses it.

— K. Flay

A friend of mine encouraged me to try rapping, so I started experimenting with it, writing verses, seeing if I could fit an extra…

— K. Flay

The more time passes in your life, I think the greater you understand perspective. So I'm happy that I've had experiences that have reminded…

— K. Flay

I'm a big advocate of revisions, of living with something for a month and then realizing what needs changing, what was lazy, what could…

— K. Flay

I feel like, for me, different environments are very important to me creatively. I think it's my norm to be on the move.

— K. Flay

I write songs as honestly as I can without worrying about genres or labels. Sometimes I sing, and sometimes I rap, and sometimes I…

— K. Flay

I've always had a duck personality. Calm above water, feet going crazy below.

— K. Flay

'Life as a Dog' is when I really started to feel comfortable, like I had the due north on my compass.

— K. Flay

I went in reverse with this whole thing. People I've toured with were kids who consumed as much hip-hop as they could. I didn't…

— K. Flay

I think, no matter what, when you're writing songs, most people write about the extremes of their experiences.

— K. Flay

My default is e-40 because there's no one else in the world who raps like him. I've always loved e-40.

— K. Flay

I think it's more important than ever to be as vocal as I can be about things I believe in outside of music.

— K. Flay

I think a part of me thought that I might be interested in academia because I really do love school. I mean that on…

— K. Flay