Quotes from Lil Yachty

I'm an emotional person. I'm not going to deny that. If I feel a certain way, I'll express it on the track.

I don't really know how to describe how I got into music - it kind of just happened.

They treat you as if you are a different kind of human or life form when you are a celebrity - as if we don't breathe the same air, or we don't bleed the same - and I hate that. I really hate that.

I didn't think I would work for Nautica. I never thought in my life I would have a Sprite deal, never in my life did I think I would have a Target deal, ever.

It was a shock to everyone when I became a rapper. Huge shock to everyone. But I knew it all along. I just didn't want to tell anybody cause then it's like, What if it doesn't work?

My dad got me an iMac, and I spent my whole childhood with my eyes glued to it. I was technically savvy and knew how to make it work for me.

I enjoyed being a teenager.

I'm pretty normal. That's why I feel like I hope most teenagers can relate.

I'm out here trying to promote positivity on a global scale.

Any post I do on social media, any song, anything in general - I just try to promote positivity, because I felt like there's not enough positivity going around in the world.

I'm promoting positivity. I'm promoting happiness and loving yourself and having fun. But it's not a joke.

When you're in the studio, you can't be like, 'I want to make music that everybody will like!' You have really understand your fan base, what they like, and that's what you do it for.

Just do what you want to do, and who cares what people think. That's always been my thing.

People bashed Drake based off the fact that he didn't suffer. Who cares! Do you like the music or not?

I don't eat fruit.

I don't feed into negativity. I thankfully don't. That's just me.

I've got songs that sample 'Mario Bros.,' 'Charlie Brown,' the 'Rugrats' theme, the music that plays when you turn on a Gamecube.

I did buy my mother a Range Rover and a new crib. It feels good to say that.

Lil Boat 2' people liked, but it was all rap. Some thought it was too much.

I hate serious rap. It's boring.

I always felt like I had something to prove. It's always been, 'I gotta show them that I can still rap. I gotta show them I can still make a hit or sell out a show.'

Most of my influences aren't rap. I love Coldplay.

Serious rap music puts me to sleep.

I'm not a rapper; I'm an artist. And I'm more than an artist. I'm a brand.