A biography for Kevin Abstracthasn’t been written yet.
“We did what we wanted to do, made it work, and made our own rules - and the best art we could - along the way.”
“I won't have a standout moment until I perform at the VMAs, meet Ryan Gosling, and hug Sky Ferreira.”
“I am everything Donald Trump is against.”
“The way we like to make music is we'll announce a project when there are zero songs, and then we take that pressure and try to make an album really fast.”
“I'm just super into redefining things.”
“Hip hop's all about expression. That's why I got into it.”
“NWA was all-American; Wu-Tang was all-American. It was just a part of America you may not have seen at the time.”
“Social media is awesome because I can somewhat paint myself the way I want people to see me.”
“I feel like I would have been able to be the creative I am anywhere in America just because I have access to the Internet.”
“I don't want to be a queer icon. I want to be an icon.”
“I just want to be Kevin Abstract and exist and help as many people as possible who are struggling with whatever they're struggling with.”
“I really want to only put out three projects from Kevin Abstract as far as solo bodies of work.”
“The Kevin Abstract project kind of represents being socially awkward in high school, which I'm low-key kind of tired of.”
“Having to deal with, like, family problems in front of the world is very difficult.”
“For some reason, being gay can be such a sad thing in media, so it's really cool to see someone like me who doesn't look like, I guess, the stereotypical gay guy.”
“It's hard to accept the truth, especially about yourself.”
“I believe that self-discovery is an ongoing thing.”
“I wrote 'Echo' a few months after moving out of my sister's apartment in Atlanta. I was 17 and just finished high school. I didn't go to prom and didn't walk the stage. I just dipped.”
“Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to start a record label.”
“Money makes it easier to dream.”