Quotes from Rich Brian

I'm really not a materialistic person.

Indonesian people don't get satire; that's the thing. There's no thought in our humor.

I don't want to be just seen as a character, because that can get exhausting after a while.

I didn't want to be one of those people that does something that blows up and keeps doing it for way too long.

Learning how to rap actually improved my English, because it forced me to talk fast, and I used to suck at that.

I went through a clubbing phase - then, I dunno, dude. The club scene in Jakarta sucks. It's rich kids and kids who are trying to look rich.

My dad put me onto Phil Collins and Dream Theater and all that stuff.

I wouldn't really call myself a spokesman for anything. All I wanna do is inspire young people everywhere - not just Indonesia.

I started home-schooling when I was in elementary school because my parents were really busy back then. They didn't have time to drive me there, and we didn't have a school bus or whatever.

It's important for kids to see someone who looks like them carving his own path. I definitely acknowledge that, and I think it's super great.

I take my music very serious. I don't call myself a comedian.

Things can go away just like that. You got to be always respectful and nice and positive.

I say funny stuff in my songs sometimes, but it's still all in the seriousness of the music and the craft.

I just say 'Amen' a lot. It's just about being grateful and never taking things for granted.

I'm listening to Tame Impala, Mac DeMarco, Frank Ocean, Childish Gambino. I'm just trying to just get as many different inspirations as I can. I love artists that can adapt and have different styles.

I grew up in West Jakarta, in a middle-to-low-class neighbourhood.

I stopped playing the drums when I was ten, and I picked up Rubik's Cubes. I was doing that for a while, and then I got into cinematography.

For songs to be big, I don't think there's a certain formula to it.

I say funny stuff in my lyrics to make people laugh, but it's all in the seriousness of the music. I'm just being witty.

It's pretty hard as an Asian rapper to not be put in a box. I do my best to avoid that.

I don't want to be boxed in or looked at a certain way, as in, 'Yo, he's an Asian rapper.'

I started listening to rap music in 2012 or something, because that was when I started becoming friends with American people, and they showed me rappers to listen to. I actually started listening to Macklemore a lot. He's the first rapper I started listening to.

I like lyrical rappers and turn up rappers.

I very rarely shop. The only money I spend is on, like, Uber and food.