I had a job since I was old enough to work - since I was, like, 14. G-Eazy More Quotes by G-Eazy More Quotes From G-Eazy Just wearing all black comes from Johnny Cash. I'm on the road so much that if I wear all black my clothes never get dirty. You can't tell if I've worn the same shirt twice. G-Eazy clothes black dirty In my dorm room, I was a hermit making music, I've always had a sense of urgency that I don't have forever to make this happen. G-Eazy dorms forever rooms I always think I'm going to record a lot on tour but it's always hard to fit it in the schedule, and there's a whole lotta' other extra curricular activities that happen on the road. G-Eazy schedules records thinking I've never had a car. Like I can drive, but I'm always at the risk of killing people. G-Eazy car risk people I just always wanted a platform. In the past, I always dreamed of having a following and a fan base - you know, a group of people just listening and paying attention to what I was making. I think the reality kicked in that you have to make a living so that you have enough time to keep creating, you know? 'Cause if you're not making a living at this, then you're making a living working another job, and if you're working another job, you're spending all your time doing that and can't put enough time into the music. G-Eazy jobs reality past I was 14 years old when I started rapping and I was terrible. I fell in love with it though and when that happens with me I become super passionate and go all the way with it. G-Eazy passionate rap years Thing is, I wasn't in the library, didn't study too much, didn't get the best grades, but honestly, I didn't party a lot either. I stayed in a lot. G-Eazy library too-much party I suppose sometimes the lack of privacy can be a little hard to deal with at times. G-Eazy privacy littles sometimes If you're not putting enough time into the music, there's not gonna be a whole lot of it. So in my eyes, success is just being able to do what I love for a living, spend all my time doing it, connect with fans, and continue that for a long f - king time. G-Eazy eye kings long I'd have to say the best part of being successful is being able to take care of my mom so she never has to worry about anything again and also being able to put my friends and people I care about in positions to win. G-Eazy mom successful winning I just want to make music that matters, that people will remember for a long time. G-Eazy matter long people While I made a splash, rappers came and passed G-Eazy rapper lasts long Whenever I perform I try to connect with the crowd and give off energy so when they walk away from the show its remarkable and its something they talk about it, like 'damn I cant wait to come back to my show.' G-Eazy waiting trying giving I see myself as a hip-hop artist, but I never wanted to make music for a specifically white audience. Thats not what I grew up around. G-Eazy hip-hop artist white Sometimes when you meet stars, on one hand you're like, "You're who I'm inspired by, you're who I look up to." On the other hand you're like, "I wanna be in the same kind of shoes that you're in." That's how I've always seen myself. Some of me is star-struck, some of me feels like I'm looking at a peer. They're another person who sees the world the same way I do, who already did it. It's inspiring. G-Eazy shoes stars hands I think it's important to say something. If you're making music it's kinda' like, oh, cool, so is everyone else. G-Eazy important ifs thinking I didnt grow up around all white people; I never wanted to gentrify hip-hop, Ive never wanted to speak to an all-white audience. G-Eazy growing-up white people A song or an album is never really done. You can work on it forever, but knowing when to call it a day and knowing when to walk away from it is extremely important. G-Eazy knowing forever song The biggest thing for me is the new music. I'm playing a lot of new music that is not released yet on my tours. Seeing the reaction to that is super inspiring. G-Eazy new-music reactions seeing I've matured as a person and so has the music... It's gotten more sophisticated and interesting I think. G-Eazy sophisticated interesting thinking