I'm a minimalist, for sure. A couple homies saw Kanye West's crib with barely anything in it and thought it looked weird.… — Giveon Copy Share Image
The hardest part is writing a song as a story. A song is so short and there are only so many words that every… — Giveon Copy Share Image
I remember Gayle King popped up on the screen, wearing a green dress - I'll never forget it - to announce the best R&B… — Giveon Copy Share Image
I think if you go back to the '60s and '70s, that music felt newer, you were hearing stories told for the first time. — Giveon Copy Share Image
I think people could get obsessed with the idea of perfection. So with that, you kind of stray away from your raw imperfections. Like,… — Giveon Copy Share Image
Recognize that you always have room to grow and that there is always going to be someone better than you and that you can… — Giveon Copy Share Image
Music is a diary. Sometimes people make music as if no one's going to hear it, as if they can just be completely honest.… — Giveon Copy Share Image
In a film, there are dramatic moments and a bunch of different moments that lead up to a dramatic moment. On some songs, I… — Giveon Copy Share Image
But looking back, whenever I'd perform or anything I always gave it my all, no matter what. Even if I didn't know what exactly… — Giveon Copy Share Image
I think of my body of work as a story that flows and plays in my mind like a film. — Giveon Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'll have words or concepts written down before I have any type of music or anything. So when I have that, sometimes I… — Giveon Copy Share Image
Yeah, I used to write short stories at first, but once you work on something, you want to show people. My peers weren't interested… — Giveon Copy Share Image
So I did a program with the Recording Academy, the Grammy Museum. So pretty much they take, like, one hundred kids during the summer… — Giveon Copy Share Image
