A lot of artists have a super-specific musical hero they definitely try to hone in on. I’m basically inspired by everyone. I don’t have one particular artist who I’m super-obsessed with. Gus Dapperton Read Quote
When I first started making music, I was pretty drawn to hip-hop beats wrapped together with super-good lyrics. The most important thing in that is wordplay, so that stayed with me when I started writing songs. Gus Dapperton Read Quote
I went to school for audio engineering, and I was around a lot of sound engineers over the summers in New York, so I’m pretty comfortable in engineering my own stuff. Gus Dapperton Read Quote
I wear high water pants, always, so you can see my socks – I always wear white socks. Gus Dapperton Read Quote
When I perform, I wear white Capezio dance shoes. It’s more of a superstition, but I only wear them when I perform and when I dance. Gus Dapperton Read Quote
Some people ask me what instruments I play, but usually I’ll just say I’m more of a producer or a composer or songwriter – those are my strongest suits: arranging and composing. Gus Dapperton Read Quote
If there is going to be visuals for a song, I want them to be equally as good or better than the song. Gus Dapperton Read Quote
