My eclectic taste allows me to do something unique and not box myself in. Hoodie Allen More Quotes by Hoodie Allen More Quotes From Hoodie Allen I feel like I have a very unique perspective especially for someone in the hip-hop genre. I'm not afraid to explore it, and how my upbringing then shapes my music and being a New York kid and all of that stuff...that's really the most unique thing I can offer to the music in general. Hoodie Allen uniquenew-yorkkids People don't realize that there's no label and everything is self-financed and we make do and do our own thing. I was just happy to do my first video, I thought it was a fun experience. Hoodie Allen selffunpeople I've basically been able to do everything, I basically run my own career and the decisions I make - whether it's how I'm gonna roll out music, how I'm gonna play on tours, different strategies for releasing and marketing things - and that comes from being college educated and someone who's interested in that side of the business rather than only the music. If anything I think that's where the biggest direct influence comes from. Hoodie Allen collegerunningthinking The cool thing about college tours is you make friends with a lot of other artists because the schools come in and they're looking to make a diverse grouping together and then it works out for everyone. Hoodie Allen artistcollegeschool Hoodie was just a nickname I had growing up and I just wanted to have a name that would stick in peoples' minds and be a little bit funny and representative of who I am. Hoodie Allen growing-upwho-i-amnames I think my music is born out of the music that I personally like to listen to. I love amazing singer-songwriters and diverse artists but it's important to know your strengths. Hoodie Allen importantartistthinking It's unfair of me to tell anyone what to think. I make myself for myself to get out my own desire to create and make sense of things in life. Hopefully, it does the same for others. Hoodie Allen things-in-lifedesirethinking Bloggers are people too you rappers! Hoodie Allen bloggersrapperpeople I'm a Jewish kid who grew up loving hip hop in NY. Hoodie Allen hipship-hopkids My biggest regret is probably that it took me so long to find out what I want to do. Hoodie Allen regretwantlong I've been writing songs since I was 10 years old and always had a penchant for rhyming. I started listening to hip hop through my friends and fell in love with it. Hoodie Allen writingsongyears I am really obsessed with finding melodies that just hypnotize you and sink you into a song. Hoodie Allen obsessedmelodysong I think experimentation with other stuff is great. My real focus has been more-so trying to create a sound that I can build upon and get really comfortable with. I think almost everything is experimentation 'til you find what it is that your sound is. Hoodie Allen focusrealthinking I do all of marketing and promotion - it's the most exhaustive and rewarding part of the process and I wouldn't trade it for anything. The artist should be the person representing their brand because theyre the best person to do so. Hoodie Allen promotionmarketingartist I'm only concerned with making music that I love and that my fans will respond to. I am happy to see other really good young artists able to flourish and pursue their careers. Hoodie Allen ablecareersartist The blogosphere gives me my life, I am fortunate to have developed relationships with great websites who allow me to reach a whole ton of new people everyday. Hoodie Allen everydaygivingpeople I am a musician, a songwriter, music fan. I live in New York City and I love my job. Hoodie Allen citiesnew-yorkjobs There're always some notorious people in the crew who are doing crazy things, but I try to keep it a little more low-key. My crazy thing is always just the show and putting all my energy into it. Hoodie Allen crazykeyspeople I think the craziest thing I've seen is probably a fan sleeping overnight for two nights before a show, which was probably a bit excessive - they still probably could have been first either way! But I guess it turned into a really exciting, sort of, camping-out trip for them so it was cool. Hoodie Allen sleepnightthinking I've kind of shut myself off to a lot of new music because I don't want to be influenced by it. Hoodie Allen music-iskindwant
