I've always been able to write. I've always been able to put a good essay in or say whatever I wanted to say through the pen. That was a gift of mine. I feel like it was what I was meant to do. J.I.D More Quotes by J.I.D More Quotes From J.I.D 'Lauder' is a favorite because the name of the song is a friend of mine who passed away. J.I.D mine name friend song Initially, I wanted to be a writer for other people. 'Hereditary,' I was writing it from a woman's perspective. J.I.D woman perspective writing people My family was always musically inclined. J.I.D inclined musically always family I started writing music around 20 years old. J.I.D old music writing years Only person who took me serious was my mom and my sister Rachael. J.I.D me sister serious mom