Quotes from PartyNextDoor

The difference between what people perceive and what's reality is that, like, I'm not actually shy. I'm just observant. I care a lot.

I'm not Drake's sidekick.

I feel like my story could hopefully inspire others who've faced hard times.

Integrity is everything to me.

I don't know how to interact with fans, man.

I want to do as much as I can do while I'm young.

I want to write just as much as Kanye may have for whomever Kanye has written for.

I competitively want to produce just as many records for Drake as Kanye West did for Jay Z.

I would like to say that OVO, me being on OVO, they kinda protect me from the industry, so I'm not around it. I'm not around it unless I choose to be, or unless I ask to be.

Everyone should know yourself. It can be an insult, but know yourself is just it. It's exactly what it sounds like.

I was one of those guys who was, I guess, socially popular in school.

I want to invest time in creating moments for myself.

I thought, 'Write a hit, you'll be rich and happy.' Meet one of the most beautiful girls in the world, one of the most talented and I'll be happy. All of that: I'm not happy.

There's room for everybody. It's like crabs in the bucket - no pun intended, shout-out to k-os - but there's a lot of room for different types of Canadian music, cadences and influences.

I know how to use computers. I was one of those guys on Myspace who had one of those fake hit counters.

I would call myself the Pharrell of OVO. There are no rules for me.

I take everything someone says and the way they say it to heart. I just notice everything. I'm very, like, I know what I want. I know what I want to do and what I don't want to do. It may seem like I'm care-free but I'm care-expensive.

There's a difference wherever you go in Canada, Ontario and the GTA.

I openly share music with Drake, especially when it's time for him to have a project.

I made my entire first tape using Beats headphones - the studio headphones and halfway through the second one, because I finally started making a home studio. But I record and make all my beats with the Beats headphones.

I think everyone has their roles, and in my opinion, I'm like the young hot boy of OVO: stubborn, very step-out-on-his-own and do-his-own-thing.

I'm a recording artist, a performing artist and a producing artist. All those things have everything to do with the outcome of my shows. I get myself studying every part of the game and not everyone has the characteristic to do that. In my mind, you need all three to become an artist.