Feeling anxious or depressed sometimes is part of what it means to be a person, and it might even be essential to success. K. Flay Read Quote
I went in reverse with this whole thing. People I’ve toured with were kids who consumed as much hip-hop as they could. I didn’t do that until I started rapping. K. Flay Read Quote
There’s something distinct and interesting about a live performance. There’s this weird immediacy that’s, for me, really invigorating, and it just feels really rewarding. K. Flay Read Quote
I think, no matter what, when you’re writing songs, most people write about the extremes of their experiences. K. Flay Read Quote
The more I talk to people who are at a place I’d like to be at, whether its music or writing, or being a doctor or entrepreneur, sometimes you get lucky, and right away something happens. But for most people, the common denominator of success is just working really hard. K. Flay Read Quote
My dad was a serious alcoholic, and ultimately, that’s why he died. When you’re a child of someone who struggled with things like that, you look for the common thread. Is there a pattern? Is there an inheritance of pathology in some way? That haunts me. K. Flay Read Quote
My dad played guitar, and he taught me enough to play some Beatles’ songs. But primarily, I was a bookworm. I loved reading and still do. My whole family does. It was part of the family culture. Accomplished literacy was a value. K. Flay Read Quote
I was thinking about how we’re so in touch with our image now. That conception of ourselves, in a very physical sense, can be oppressive. You find people wanting to be in dark places, not really see themselves, see themselves as a filtered image. A curated image. K. Flay Read Quote
What I’ve discovered and try to integrate into my show is when you’re up there, and you are loud and more visible, you’re setting a tone for how people can behave and how they can feel comfortable behaving. K. Flay Read Quote
