When Thug hears a song, he knows how the whole shape of the thing goes. He can nudge the whole frame to the left to make it offbeat and sound how he wants it to sound. — Metro Boomin Copy Share Image
A lot of people are programmed to think, 'Oh, I want to do this, but I also want this.' It's like they want everything.… — Metro Boomin Copy Share Image
I wanted to rap, but I needed beats. I couldn't buy any, so I just made my own. — Metro Boomin Copy Share Image
I'm heavily influenced by a lot of people like Dre, Pharrell, and Kanye. They're all big-time tastemakers and trendsetters, just for culture, period. So… — Metro Boomin Copy Share Image
One of the things I love about music and making beats is making something and watching someone's reaction, knowing you can do something to… — Metro Boomin Copy Share Image
School is the same as producing: If you want to make it far, there are a million, trillion people trying to do the same… — Metro Boomin Copy Share Image
You hear what Thug says in his songs - the musical level of it is so crazy that it doesn't register with some people,… — Metro Boomin Copy Share Image
I try to take elements from all kinds of music. Even if I'm listening to anything off the wall, like Britney Spears, there might… — Metro Boomin Copy Share Image
Coming up, a lot of people I looked up to had a signature sound, but I came up, and I was always in search… — Metro Boomin Copy Share Image
I don't look at it as, 'Oh, I'm gonna keep making beats, and I'm gonna do that until I die.' But that's how some… — Metro Boomin Copy Share Image
Any piece of music or album or anything - I don't care what genre - in the States, a piece of it came through… — Metro Boomin Copy Share Image
