Kyle Quotes

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Kyle

Profession : Musician

Birth : May 18, 1993

I heard 'Why,' and I think that's when I first started learning about Jadakiss.

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I always been writing songs since I was, like, six. I was listening to Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Frankie Laine and people like that. I was just in the backyard writing songs.

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I look at old performers like James Brown: back in the day when you actually had to work hard to get poppin'. I look at all those types of performers. Even like Kid n' Play and the Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff and Salt-N-Pepa. That era where they had to perform. You couldn't just rap. It had to be an entire performance.

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That was everything to me as a kid. When I'd see someone on MTV, it was like, 'Wow, they're the real deal.'

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Most people have perceived my brand and my personality as this guy that just is so happy, he has no cares in the world.

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Mike Tyson and Kool G Rap had lisps - lisps always been cool!

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I did have a speech impediment.

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People called me sharktooth, Dracula. I got made fun of so much cause I couldn't afford braces.

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It's not about being happy 100 percent all the time, cause that's just life. I make sad songs, too, that really only make the happy songs better.

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At some point, I had to ignore what people thought of me. I had to be my own biggest fan from an early age. Once I learned that, it was like a superpower. That was the armor that got me through high school.

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The name 'Light of Mine' came from how the album was conceived and what its purpose was in telling my story. I started making it at a time when I was, more or less, in a darker place than usual.

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I really like blending two things together that are polar opposites. Because I feel like, in a large aspect, that's kinda like what I am.

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As I grew up and really - 22, 23, 24 - I was faced with new problems that were bigger. A lot of them were issues that pertained to people that were super close to me.

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I'll always have my fan base. I know my actual fans are rockin' with me even when my haircut was messed up. They're never gonna leave.

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I have a really diverse family and have a diverse background in music.

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I just like blending all the genres together but blending them up in a good way. I try to be as free as I can with it.

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Nobody can deliver a line better than Jadakiss. That's where I learned my technique. He can deliver punchlines so perfectly wrapped up for you to enjoy. If I had a different favorite rapper, I wouldn't be able to make some of the music I do.

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I really love 'Mr. Rager.' I know the first album is incredible, but my favorite Kid Cudi album is the second one.

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I've always wanted to make people feel better or feel alright or feel comfortable or not threatened and feel OK in their own skin.

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I would want people to be their own superheroes, save their own days, know that nobody else is gonna do it for you. You have to pick yourself up out of your dark moment; you gotta be your own source of light, just like I was for me.

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