Syd

I like that I'm an engineer - it sets me apart from a lot of other artists.

I'm not ashamed in the least bit of being gay or being a lesbian. I just prefer to call myself gay for some reason.

I've always been conscious not to take advantage of my sexual orientation because I don't think it's fair, and it shouldn't matter.

I feel like I'm real honest in my music. Even if it ends up being an exaggeration or a fantasy, it's a fantasy that's real to me.

Don't overthink it, and don't let technicalities stop you from creating.

I have an uncle in Jamaica who's an OG producer/songwriter over there, Mikey Bennett.

Most of my friends are straight dudes. I talk to them about girls. I don't talk to girls about girls; I don't talk to gay girls about girls.

At some point, I started listening to music a little differently. Rather than being like, 'Yo, this is dope - who made this?' it started being like, 'I wish I made this.'

I was a loner; I spent the first half of high school alone.

Fashion has always been influenced by hip-hop.

I've always known I was a genius. But I never thought I was a star.

I'm just a really shy person. I don't gravitate towards attention, so for someone like me to have as much attention as I have is bizarre.