Quotes from Goldlink

I'm from the DMV. I grew up in Maryland my whole life and I was born in Washington D.C.

I won an ASCAP award two years in a row - that was sick.

I don't have any idols, I owe it all to hardwork, dedication and competence.

I prefer owning something and partnering with other people, instead of like joining something.

My mother was into church so she listens to gospel music. I like the way gospel is composed... the great vocalist chord and the way they make you feel.

Black women, dark skin women are the original beautiful people to me.

I feel like the D.C. streets just love Gucci Mane. He's like a hood pastor.

My biggest influence is my city. There's so much there. We have our own lingo, food, music and culture.

Black History in 2019 and beyond is all about inclusivity.

Love to me has no bounds.

I guess I'm kind of a sucker for the emotion of music. I guess it's kind of odd, but it's the way I appreciate music. I present my stuff that way as well.

When I write songs, I write from a lot of perspectives.

I just wanna make more music, legit music as opposed to keeping the same constant thing. I wanna show growth in the music, pretty much.

I wanna take what I'm doing and create something around it as opposed to trying to fit into someone else's world.

If I'm everybody's hero from Canada all the way down to Australia, but I'm not able to come home? Then I failed.

I used to sing in a choir when I was young. My mom forced me hardbody. I was hella young, like 5 years old.

I was taught that poems don't end, they just kind of stop. There's never an ending to a poem; it's a continuation for later. When I write, I write for me, and I write in poetic form.

You know, I suffer kind of from survivor's guilt. It's like you suffer from success because you feel like - why me? Why am I so special? What makes me so different from the next man and why am I able to achieve these things that this person can't? Prayer is the only thing that helps me get through it.

In black culture, you know, we used to go swing dancing. We used to go out to go dance and actually have fun.

Believe it or not, at concerts some records go off more than 'Crew' does.

I create vibe-y dance music.

I love meeting people, I love seeing faces.

When you're a teenager, you think you're invincible. You don't listen to anyone.

I wasn't really actively trying to pursue music, so I was really just allowed to create freely without any pressure or outside influences like, 'Oh, I should be making this' or 'I should be collaborating with this person.' It was just kind of like whatever I wanted to do. I was just having fun with it.