Tyler, The Creator Quotes

I want to do films and have my name mentioned

next to Wes Anderson and Quentin Tarantino.

I don't want my name mentioned next to other rappers at all.

I really want to sing,

but my tone of voice is really too deep to do what I want.

To me, Sid Vicious is cool.

Super chill.

Usually,

when I'm rappin',

I'm creating a big story,

a concept song that sounds like a movie to me.

I want to design jewelry for girls and guys...

I'ma spread it out, but I'ma design,

probably when I'm just designing furniture and buildings,

I'll probably being the jewelry thing, too.

I like my raps,

but I'm never too happy with some of 'em

because I feel like they could be better.

I don't really listen to rap;

I just like to rap.

Hawthorne sucks...

It's a crazy place,

and I'm happy that I was the weird one that got out.

I think,

if I had a dad,

I would have went the normal college route.

I'm so stoked my life panned out how it was.

I'm a big 'Goosebumps' fan

Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes.'

My favorites are the pick your

own death ones.

Humans have voids,

and you need things to fill voids...

I didn't have a dad to fill that male model void,

so when I heard Eminem or freaking seen Dave Chapelle,

that's what I gravitated to.

I tweet early in the morning when I wake up or late at night

just to let you know that

I have a show or what's on my mind, and that's it.

I hate Snapchat and all of that.

It's making kids so stupid.

I just live life.

I grew up in a Christian family,

but you know,

the way Mom brought me up is to,

you know, do you,

to always be yourself.

I'm like a big 10 year old when I'm on stage.

I just go up there and do whatever I think is cool at the moment.

I don't like being put in a box.

I just make music,

you know?

The thing is, I make music I like.

So it's just weird if someone says they don't like it.

Rap is really just too conventional.

Everybody does the same thing.

No one ever pushes the box.

I'm hungry for VMAs and Grammys.

That's my main goal.

Somebody called me a homophobe.

I'm not homophobic.

I wasn't shy,

but I was really hyper.

Nobody got my sense of humor.

I was a black skater kid.