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title: "3 Papercut Chronicles Quotes By Travie McCoy"
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> [The first record we put out on Fueled by Ramon, 'The Papercut Chronicles,' we had no idea what the term 'producer' meant.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/the-first-record-we-put-out-on-fueled-by-ramon-the-papercut/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/travie-mccoy-22422_back_the-first-record-we-put-out-on-fueled-by_165646.jpg)

> [I've been producing since the early stages of Gym Class Heroes. A lot of the songs on the first 'Papercut Chronicles' were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/i-ve-been-producing-since-the-early-stages-of-gym-class-heroes-a-lot/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/684/travie-mccoy-22422_actually_i-ve-been-producing-since-the-early-stag_1995242.jpg)

> [We didn't want to worry about the formula that has been implanted into our brains - this verse/pre-chorus/chorus format. When we were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/we-didn-t-want-to-worry-about-the-formula-that-has-been-implanted/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a6/travie-mccoy-22422_about_we-didn-t-want-to-worry-about-the-formul_2350959.jpg)

## More by Travie McCoy

> [The first record we put out on Fueled by Ramon, 'The Papercut Chronicles,' we had no idea what the term 'producer' meant. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/the-first-record-we-put-out-on-fueled-by-ramon-the-papercut/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

> [Pain is definitely a genius in his own right. 'Thr33 Ringz' is definitely one of my top 10 albums. It's one of those albums…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/pain-is-definitely-a-genius-in-his-own-right-thr33-ringz-is/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

> ['All In' is like the Giants motto, so I kind of took that, and I kind of used New York as the backdrop -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/all-in-is-like-the-giants-motto-so-i-kind-of-took-that-and-i-kind-of/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

> [Since the inception of Gym Class in 1997, every member has had another musical outlet, if not three or four.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/since-the-inception-of-gym-class-in-1997-every-member-has-had-another/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

> [When the fishbowl gets too small, it's time to pack up and leave and jump into the lake or ocean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/when-the-fishbowl-gets-too-small-it-s-time-to-pack-up-and-leave-and/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

> [Albums take a lot out of you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/albums-take-a-lot-out-of-you/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

> [Being a kid during the '80s, I feel I didn't really get the full experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/being-a-kid-during-the-80s-i-feel-i-didn-t-really-get-the-full/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

> [No one in my circle calls me 'Travis.' Even my family, at a young age started calling me 'Travie.' So I want people to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/no-one-in-my-circle-calls-me-travis-even-my-family-at-a-young-age/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

> [DJ Sliink is amazing, and his production is on the next level. There are a lot of EDM producers that I'd like to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/dj-sliink-is-amazing-and-his-production-is-on-the-next-level-there/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

> [A lot of underground hip-hop will inspire me as far as rhyme patterns - really wordy, intelligent lyrics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/a-lot-of-underground-hip-hop-will-inspire-me-as-far-as-rhyme-patterns/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

> [I'd like to be remembered as someone that lived life by his own rules with no regrets.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/i-d-like-to-be-remembered-as-someone-that-lived-life-by-his-own-rules/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

> ['Billionaire' is basically about, you know, like 'Brewster's Millions.' It's me talking about what would happen if I would somehow manage to become a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/billionaire-is-basically-about-you-know-like-brewster-s-millions-it-s/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

> [I think it's hard to put a finger on my music. My music has always been an amalgamation of everything I listen to, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/i-think-it-s-hard-to-put-a-finger-on-my-music-my-music-has-always/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

> [The best thing I ever bought is my dog Stitch. He's the best friend &amp; companion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/the-best-thing-i-ever-bought-is-my-dog-stitch-he-s-the-best-friend/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

> [I think anything we do outside of Gym Class Heroes still falls under the Gym Class Heroes umbrella. There's really no method to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travie-mccoy/i-think-anything-we-do-outside-of-gym-class-heroes-still-falls-under/)

[Travie McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travie-mccoy/)

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