Quotes from Theophilus London

DMX wasn't checking what his fans were saying to him on Twitter or Facebook. Jay-Z is on a boat in Saint-Tropez. I'm hands-on. Girls write to me like I'm their diary. That's a huge responsibility. I don't take it for granted.

I'm a big fan of Caribbean food, Spanish food, Dominican food - like rice and beans. Hot sauce just adds a different layer of boom to the food, you feel me?

We're a fast-moving, needy species.

My mind moves very fast. I go through a lot of moods and emotions.

I might want to open a hotel and design all the rooms. Or maybe a museum that lets me curate all the events.

Hip-hop is like underground. I don't know if hip-hop exists anymore. I don't know if it does.

I moved my studio to Palm Springs 'cause I don't like the idea of going to a studio every day like a job... I need to make a personal record, so I need to be in a house... I don't want to be in a studio where people can hear the music 'cause I don't know what it is yet.

'Billie Jean' was a negative dance song, and that was one of the best dance songs ever.

The Internet is a very powerful tool; unfortunately it's starting to get a little saturated.

I like to keep a uniform - wear a blazer, try to keep the same colour pants; very tailored, very fitted but still edgy.

The Royal Family doesn't go out shopping for their uniforms: they've got some guy sewing on all the ornaments in-house. You could say I've got my own in-house team as well.

I wanted to only collab with women for Lovers Holiday.

I want to change the color of Starbucks from green to red. Whose job was it to say, 'This is going to be green?' I want that to be my job.

I want to wear something that's not perfectly matching; there has to be something unorthodox about it. I want to create this mystery.

If I walk into a store, I'm going to buy the best jacket or the best item in the store, hands down.

When I want to choose to work with someone, you know, I definitely have to do some research on their background and how they were raised as people.

I admire natural, untouched beauty.

I went to Brazil in 2010 and pretty much did songs about that trip. I was there just to hang out, chill with the people, and feel the vibe. It was great - tons of great women, great skin, good beaches. Can't complain; the food is great.

Creating the album 'VIBES' has been the biggest life lesson I have ever learned.

Colby Jordan is one of the most fashion-forward and passionate girls I know. She gives me these young Anna Wintour vibes when I'm around her!

New York feels vibrant... It feels electric to walk the streets at night.

I listen to a lot of really old western and country music. Theres a lot of cool stuff in there all the heartbreak of the country darkness.

Europe were kind of the first ones to embrace my music; the kids from around the way would come out to my shows and really enjoy it.

I like vintage shopping, but I also like to mix in high-end.