I'm La Flame at all times. That, at times, can be bad, at times can be good.
I want first and foremost to help other artists, launch new names, to provide opportunities. I want to do for them what happened to me, but better.
I'm not a gangsta.
That's where I get my whole music theory from, my pops and my grandfather.
I was born in Houston, Texas. I grew up in Houston, by Missouri City. It's, like, a suburb in the area; it's middle-class. But I used to stay with my grandma in the hood from ages one to six.
Raging and having good feelings and having fun is something I plan on doing and spreading across the world. I just need air and a mic.
I skipped 'College Dropout' and 'Late Registration' and went straight to '808s & Heartbreak.'
I'm not hip-hop.
I always hate when, like, my favorite performer has a boring moment. Especially when they got mad hits.
Me being in Houston, I wanted to leave there because it was only known for one thing. That's why I hit N.Y.; that's why I hit L.A. That's why I hit Paris, London. I just picked up basically everything, but I morphed it into what Travi$ Scott is and into what I know is fresh.
Growing up in Houston, the music scene is super boring.
I have black friends, but I don't just hang out with black kids. I might pull up with Indian kids, white kids, black kids, whatever.
I was working with Jay Z while I was still learning how to be who I was about to become.
I don't know if he remembers, but the first time I ever met Cudi was the first time I met Kanye. I've never told anyone this, but it was the same day. That was the first time I was around G.O.O.D. Music at all. I was sitting like, 'Man, I'm in the presence of 'Ye and Cudi. This is the art level where I want to be.'
I was a smart kid. I went to private school in middle school and got kicked out.
My mom used to work for Coach and Louis Vuitton, in retail. So, I've always been around it. I've always had that connection. Always.
I don't really write. I'm an on-the-spot type of person. This beat, let's listen to it; let's vibe. And then I'll do a melody, and then we'll go back and do it.
I feel like everything needs to be stylised; that's always been my mindset.
I love my fans more than anything.
You've gotta motivate kids. They wanna grow up. They got problems. You've gotta give 'em that music to make 'em feel like they're OK, and it's only a couple of artists that do that.
