Metro Boomin Quotes

Metro Boomin

Profession : Producer

Birth : September 16, 1993

My name is Leland Tyler Wayne. My mom wanted to give me a name where, no matter what I wanted to do, I'd be able to do it. An astronaut. President. Whatever.

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I grew up in St Louis, just with my mom.

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On Christmas, when I was 13, my mom got me my first laptop. I downloaded it, FruityLoops, cause I had heard about it, and started messing around.

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You hear what Thug says in his songs - the musical level of it is so crazy that it doesn't register with some people, so they call it trash. But anybody who loves music can appreciate what he's doing.

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One of the things I love about music and making beats is making something and watching someone's reaction, knowing you can do something to manipulate the way people move or act.

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I just think about how much worse something could be, and I'm like, 'Alright, cool, whatever.' I'm nonchalant.

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Wiz is a cool guy, humble guy, down to Earth guy. You would really think he was just a regular guy if you didn't know who he was. But he still has a superstar aura about him.

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I stay positive, keep positive energy to myself.

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Future's like an older brother to me, and Thug's more like a brother my age.

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You just need the ear. But the ear is something, I guess, that you can't buy. And I can't play the piano fluently, but I feel like my ear is my strong point.

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If I stay negative in negative energy, that's what's gonna come back.

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I'm heavily influenced by a lot of people like Dre, Pharrell, and Kanye. They're all big-time tastemakers and trendsetters, just for culture, period. So I strive to do that as well.

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I wanted to rap, but I needed beats. I couldn't buy any, so I just made my own.

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I'm real big on making sure everything is right and taking my time.

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I started making beats when I was 13.

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Pac was real, and he put everything into that music with the passion, creativity, and the drive, and I feel like it's all one in the same with myself.

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I plan on making my mark on the legacy of hip-hop, period, but also in Atlanta production because there's a lot of history there.

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Makonnen is a good dude. It's just good energy when he's around.

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School is the same as producing: If you want to make it far, there are a million, trillion people trying to do the same thing. If you're not in over-grind mode, it's probably not going to work the way that you want it to.

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Ain't nothing wrong with college, but I just feel like everyone's paths are different.

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