I used to always read my stuff. And I could never understand why artists would say, 'Oh, I can't read my older stuff.' I'd go, 'Are you crazy? I could read my stuff forever!' Now it's a little harder.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I could read music before I could read.
I don't listen to my old stuff very often at all.
I've been in the room or watched artists walk in who don't write, and you can't figure out what they really want.
Reading has made me more open, has improved my understanding, and has made me a better artiste, but it also makes me live in my own bubble. My mom keeps asking me, 'What do you read in that room the whole day?' Once I am into a book, I will finish it.
When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to listen, I didn't have time.
I think that an artist is a bit like a computer. He receives information from the world around him and from his past and from his own experiences. And it all goes into the brain.
It took me 11 years to struggle through one dumb book, and every day you just want to give up. But you don't find out you're an artist because you do something really well.
I basically only read books that are over 2,000 years old.
I've never known how to read music in my life.
I still don't know how to read music.