Quotes from Hoodie Allen

Rap is my most used medium but I don't think I approach music like a rapper would.

I think my music is born out of the music that I personally like to listen to. I love amazing singer-songwriters and diverse artists but it's important to know your strengths.

Treat every person you interact with, with the same sort of attention and respect which you hope they will give to you.

I'll say this: Google is the best 9-5 anyone could ever get. Awesome environment, I loved my time there, but I grew up with my dream to pursue music full time.

It's unfair of me to tell anyone what to think. I make myself for myself to get out my own desire to create and make sense of things in life. Hopefully, it does the same for others.

The blogosphere gives me my life, I am fortunate to have developed relationships with great websites who allow me to reach a whole ton of new people everyday.

I love having fans of all ages but it's especially cool for me to have young fans. I hope to be a role model for kids who want to follow their dreams.

It's easy to choose doing what you love when there are people out there supporting you.

I am very lucky to have people who care about me and care about my music. I think it would be irresponsible to not show them as much love back as they show me.

I've been writing songs since I was 10 years old and always had a penchant for rhyming. I started listening to hip hop through my friends and fell in love with it.

I am a musician, a songwriter, music fan. I live in New York City and I love my job.

I'm only concerned with making music that I love and that my fans will respond to. I am happy to see other really good young artists able to flourish and pursue their careers.

My biggest regret is probably that it took me so long to find out what I want to do.

I've kind of shut myself off to a lot of new music because I don't want to be influenced by it.

I guess this is cliche, but I'd love to work with Kanye West, Mark Ronson, Diplo.

Its important to follow your dreams whatever that may be.

It's okay to say you've got a weak spot. You don't always have to be on top. It's better to be hated, than loved for what you're not.

Hoodie was just a nickname I had growing up and I just wanted to have a name that would stick in peoples' minds and be a little bit funny and representative of who I am.