Drumming is a real part of my live show, and I like to do it because so many people aren’t expecting me to go and do it. Anderson Paak Read Quote
It would feel like a smack in the face to sign with any label outside of Dre’s. He took a risk on me, and that means everything. Anderson Paak Read Quote
I just want people to be affected by the music. I’m really affected by my surroundings and put everything in my music – what I’m not getting and what I desire. I want it to be uncompromised… almost a spiritual thing. Anderson Paak Read Quote
A lot of people who work with Dre, you’re lucky if anything sees the light of day. Anderson Paak Read Quote
I wanna do a song with Adele! Nobody gets Adele as a feature, so maybe I can. I hope she knows who I am! Anderson Paak Read Quote
I put a list together. It was like: Get health insurance, get a car, get a bigger apartment, travel more, get a record deal, get a publishing deal, sell 10,000 units, be a part of a No. 1 album, make a million dollars. I got to check off 90 percent of the stuff last year. I hit some serious landmarks in 2015. Anderson Paak Read Quote
I’m part of the generation that grew up with great rappers like 2Pac and Biggie and people like Amy Winehouse. We’ve seen a lot of different artists come and go. Even people who are still here, they seem consumed and blinded by fame. It may not have taken them out physically, but they have been taken out. Anderson Paak Read Quote
I had a project called ‘Cover Art,’ which was the first project I did under the new name Anderson .Paak. I went through this process where I was recording new music for about six months straight. Anderson Paak Read Quote
I grew up in Oxnard, CA, and I went to a church called St. Paul, where I was playing drums. My mom had a strawberry company. The whole town of Oxnard is basically built on produce, and more particularly, strawberries. Anderson Paak Read Quote
