Travis Scott

“With albums like 'Rodeo,' 'Days Before Rodeo' and 'Owl Pharaoh,' I was really tuned into wanting to get people to understand my conscious and who I was mentally and who I am mentally.”

“I don't know if he remembers, but the first time I ever met Cudi was the first time I met Kanye. I've never told anyone this, but it was the same day. That was the first time I was around G.O.O.D. Music at all. I was sitting like, 'Man, I'm in the presence of 'Ye and Cudi. This is the art level where I want to be.'”

“I have devoted myself to the Rockets.”

“You can't buy being a rock star.”

“I have black friends, but I don't just hang out with black kids. I might pull up with Indian kids, white kids, black kids, whatever.”

“I'm La Flame at all times. That, at times, can be bad, at times can be good.”

“I don't really write. I'm an on-the-spot type of person. This beat, let's listen to it; let's vibe. And then I'll do a melody, and then we'll go back and do it.”

“I'm not into just one thing; I always felt like I had to have my hand in everything revolving around what I do, whether it's directing videos, making beats, making music, performing.”

“Cudi should be a top tier artist... I think he fathered a lot of the style of music. He's a good influence and a good help.”

“'Days Before Rodeo' is just the journey of me finding out who I am.”

“Yes, money is important. But it's all about the creative process.”

“I never produce a song, whether writing it or making a beat, and give it a wack visual or wack performance. I'm like a trifecta.”

“The most ironic thing is my grandfather has his masters in music composition; he was a jazz composer. My dad was a musician, too. He played more, like, soul music.”

“I don't get why radio shows allow artists to do shows without creative control, without any art direction at all. Instead of that, I get their press guys, their camera guys to be my backdrop of my show.”

“Sometimes I might be sleepy, and sometimes I've literally been sleeping backstage, woken up, gone straight on stage or gone crazy. It's not like I psyche myself; I don't do any of that.”

“My whole story is straight mythical. It's tangible, but it's also what life could be.”

“I'm a big fan of Kid Cudi. He was, like, the only concert I think I went to as a kid. He was on tour with Asher Roth.”

“Honestly, I really can't speak on others, but in a sense, I feel like every artist always has their problems with the industry because we all want to have our creative way.”

“Fans be reflecting the way I be making music.”

“I want first and foremost to help other artists, launch new names, to provide opportunities. I want to do for them what happened to me, but better.”