I don't know many artists who've come out of Beverly Hills, y'know? You need that struggle.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I can live in L.A. as a struggling artist. I cannot live in New York as a struggling artist.
I never really made a full album in Los Angeles before.
I've never been able to understand where great artists come from.
I have been very fortunate to be a part of tours with other artists that have exposed me to new places that I've never been before. Once you discover something beautiful, you just want to keep coming back.
Honestly, when I got to Hollywood I was trying to sell my songs.
I spend so much time in Los Angeles and normally stay at a corporate apartment when shooting 'Top Chef: Just Desserts,' but when I have the chance to stay somewhere more luxurious, I love The Montage in Beverly Hills.
I have been coming to Los Angeles since 1975 to perform.
In Beverly Hills... they don't throw their garbage away. They make it into television shows.
I don't wanna be known as just a hip-hop artist. I wanna take it to a whole 'nother level.
Every day you run into artists on the streets in SoHo or other creative people you want to do something with. There's nothing to match that chance encounter.