I saw The Revenant, and they were calling Native Americans "tree... by Vince Staples

I saw The Revenant, and they were calling Native Americans "tree niggers," and that is not cool.

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If your children don't fight, they won't love each other when the... by Vince Staples

If your children don't fight, they won't love each other when they get older! It's a common thing.

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When people ask me my influences and I'm like, "nobody" they're like, "there has to be somebody." People seem to think you have to have an influence.

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School doesn't really teach you how to interact with people properly, you learn that outside of school.

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I feel like that's the reason a lot of pop music doesn't have that grasp that other forms of music do, because it's more rooted in only the happier aspects of life - there's not really a connection.

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I don't have any dreams or aspirations or goals I want to meet music-wise, so there's nothing to keep me from being level-headed.

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Everyone serves a purpose. by Vince Staples

Everyone serves a purpose.

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Creating music and just having someone's art directs the way you... by Vince Staples

Creating music and just having someone's art directs the way you think about life subconsciously.

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I just make what I'm making, and then one day I won't want to make it anymore. I think that's a luxury we should be able to have as people, especially as artists.

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I live in a pretty liberal place, so it's a lot of hidden racism and things like that. If you really look up California, it's a really shitty place when it comes to things like that.

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We have bad things happen, but it's not like Syria, which we ignore and pretend doesn't happen. We've got it pretty good, no matter who the president is, to be honest.

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There's a price tag on everything including black people's lives... by Vince Staples

There's a price tag on everything including black people's lives and what they do with them.

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I feel like finding the balance is the struggle with making music... by Vince Staples

I feel like finding the balance is the struggle with making music in general.

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I'm a beat hoarder. I'll record five songs in a year and I still... by Vince Staples

I'm a beat hoarder. I'll record five songs in a year and I still hoard beats.

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I hate when a show has an age limit. Like a little tiny child is standing outside, like, 'Hey, I wanted to go but I couldn't.' That sucks.

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That's the crazy part about music, that you can just be someone a... by Vince Staples

That's the crazy part about music, that you can just be someone and it means something.

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If you try to make music and try to convey to everyone that everything is all peachy-keen, you might come off like you're full of it, and that could be something that draws listeners away.

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When you have this job [as an entertainer] you're suddenly not a... by Vince Staples

When you have this job [as an entertainer] you're suddenly not a person anymore.

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I love Louisiana fried fish, but it's all Martin Luther King, I c... by Vince Staples

I love Louisiana fried fish, but it's all Martin Luther King, I can't go over there.

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The work is the understanding of the people that you're speaking for. The further you get away from that, the further you are from the work.

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Just be comfortable. Sometimes, when open up for a bigger artist at a conventional concert, you can feel unwelcome. But when you're playing a festival, people come to see music in general - so don't be fearful. The people are there to enjoy and discover new music so approach the show with confidence and optimism.

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