Eric Nam

I learned Spanish as my second language from middle school through high school. I grew up volunteering at homeless shelters and tutoring…

— Eric Nam

On any collaboration, you want to respect your music and the other's music.

— Eric Nam

When you first make money, you're just excited that you have it and just buy things on a whim. You don't really…

— Eric Nam

I actually received a lot of messages from Central and South American artists who complimented my songs and showed interest in collaborating…

— Eric Nam

I know people love Supreme. I never got on the wagon.

— Eric Nam

It's become hard for me to trust people and though I'm the type to go, 'everybody is born good,' you come to…

— Eric Nam

I think K-pop bands rock, and their success raises my spirit to perform better on stage.

— Eric Nam

It was a dream to be a singer/performer, but I never thought I had a chance or had a real shot; I…

— Eric Nam

It's easy to talk about how great love is or how you feel heartbroken after a breakup, but it's not as easy…

— Eric Nam

Asian-Americans are fighting for space and fighting for visibility and for acceptance.

— Eric Nam

I was part of the Atlanta Boy Choir probably like fourth and fifth grade. I personally didn't enjoy the type of music…

— Eric Nam

I've always been very passionate about trying to have Asian-Americans or Asian faces be more prominent in mainstream media.

— Eric Nam

Sunbae-hoobae seniority is a very tricky, weird kind of thing.

— Eric Nam

Typically in Korea when I perform I have a full band, a ten-piece band, and that's a completely different monster in itself…

— Eric Nam

I want to position myself as a great singer/songwriter in Korea, then jump off that into different markets. South-east Asia, China, Japan…

— Eric Nam

I am so excited for where and what K-pop is doing and how it's growing. In the music industry it's not a…

— Eric Nam

Even if you look at 'American Idol,' or 'X-Factor,' or 'The Voice' or anything, it was always difficult to see an Asian…

— Eric Nam

I don't know why I feel the need to try and do everything. But I kind of have this mentality that you…

— Eric Nam

It's so wild to be able to say that I can do shows in front of thousands of people and have them…

— Eric Nam

Korean, yes, I am now fluent in Korean. I was not always. When I got to Korea, I was constantly put on…

— Eric Nam

I have a very complicated relationship with my skin. It is sensitive, I think, to just changes in water, particularly because I…

— Eric Nam

My actual goal when marrying in real life is to live like friends even after marriage.

— Eric Nam

Being a hungry artist, you don't have the luxury of buying whatever you want. There were years of me doing a lot…

— Eric Nam

I think one thing I wish would be a little different, and it'll take time, is yes BLACKPINK, BTS, these teams are…

— Eric Nam

I'm a very blunt person.

— Eric Nam