Rich Brian

Learning how to rap actually improved my English, because it forced me to talk fast, and I used to suck at that.

— Rich Brian

I always liked to draw, and when I was a kid, the Internet wasn't big at all, so I would go to…

— Rich Brian

One day, I was just thinking about something, and then - you know when you think, and you have that inner voice…

— Rich Brian

I started playing the drums at five years old and used to listen to a lot of screamo bands like Asking Alexandria,…

— Rich Brian

I feel like kids naturally love guns, so I was drawn to that.

— Rich Brian

I very rarely shop. The only money I spend is on, like, Uber and food.

— Rich Brian

My influences are a wide variety: from Dave Chappelle stand-up comedy specials on YouTube, to watching chick-flick comedy movies, to scrolling through…

— Rich Brian

One thing about Indonesians is that a lot of them, even if they don't understand English, have absolutely no problem memorizing English…

— Rich Brian

I say funny stuff in my lyrics to make people laugh, but it's all in the seriousness of the music. I'm just…

— Rich Brian

It got to the point where I would wake up at 6 A.M. and go on my phone and tweet something and…

— Rich Brian

I've known about hip-hop for a long time. The first time it intrigued me was when I saw this music video by…

— Rich Brian

I remember in Indonesia, there was this actor in a film that got pretty big internationally, and he went to Hollywood. Seeing…

— Rich Brian

Every time I get the chance, I just talk to myself basically in English just to practice my pronunciation.

— Rich Brian

My dad put me onto Phil Collins and Dream Theater and all that stuff.

— Rich Brian

My sister sings, and my brother plays the keyboard.

— Rich Brian

I just say 'Amen' a lot. It's just about being grateful and never taking things for granted.

— Rich Brian

At, like, 11, I think, that was just me watching a lot of YouTube videos, and I whenever I had the chance,…

— Rich Brian

I'm really not a materialistic person.

— Rich Brian

Things can go away just like that. You got to be always respectful and nice and positive.

— Rich Brian

I'm inspired by a lot of things. I came from Indonesia. I grew up watching a lot of YouTube videos and was…

— Rich Brian

It's important for kids to see someone who looks like them carving his own path. I definitely acknowledge that, and I think…

— Rich Brian

I started making raps in 2014, recording stuff from my iPhone and putting them together in Sony Vegas, which is a video…

— Rich Brian

I'm definitely not making fun of hip-hop.

— Rich Brian

In my opinion, an album has a story from start to finish and has a concrete concept.

— Rich Brian

I like lyrical rappers and turn up rappers.

— Rich Brian