Quotes from Jeremih

I want to show people all of me, because that's what I haven't been doing. To be able to play so many instruments, and no one's ever seen me play, it seems like someone who's bluffing.

I got my first set of drums when I was around 3. I went from band to marching band to Latin jazz band - it's like riding a bike.

When I look for a woman, I look for one that's real - that's keeping it 100. I rather someone know that they're sexy and not show it.

Chicago, we always had it. People just shied away because it's nothing businesswise from the industry. Everybody from Chi will go to N.Y.C. or L.A. - R. Kelly to Kanye to even Twista. Everybody is great from there, but it's nothing downtown.

I'm a percussionist, so that's most of what I know when I attack a record. Melodically, knowing the keys - my first love - that makes the perfect blend.

If it was up to me, every show would start at midnight, and I'd give people the best of me.

What I can offer the game is creating a sound that, when you hear it, you know it's mine.

That's my ultimate goal: to get people to say my name right.

Nothing against Nicki Minaj - I think she's a dope lyricist, and her body is perfect, along with a dope personality. But I'm more into a woman who's not so much into the spotlight.

I'm confident as hell when I step in front of the mic.

I got archives of records. I have records from when I was 17 that I still think are pretty dope.

Effortlessly, I feel like my records have longevity.