“With me, music is such a complex thing. I can write a song about love and have a video that is completely different because there are so many stories inside of the music.”

“Nothing frightens me except me. I feel so free. I just turned 23. I feel like with growing…if you do it the right way, you start to understand limitations as only a thing you set up in your mind. The world is vast and opportunities are endless.”

“I like art. I use Tumblr more than I use anything in the world. I’m always looking at images, whether it’s neo-expressionism, Basquiat, Salvador Dali or Frida Kahlo. I like Andy Warhol. I like Jean-Paul Goude’s photography. All of the stuff they do encapsulates the mood that I am trying to set with my music and personality.”

“Basquiat said that his favourite thing about children’s painting is that it is pure. They don’t know about form or technique – I love that. I love Salvador Dali’s colour palette – steel greys and murky blues. I try and capture that mood in my music videos. There’s a huge, childish part in all of us that we repress because in this world there are so many decisions. A kid doesn’t consider those decisions.”

It’s important to remember that what I do is more important that what I wear…even though what I wear is dope.” – Angel Haze

“I love Kendrick Lamar. He’s the shit! So seamlessly transitional. So thoughtful. It’s like, the inner struggle for people to exist at a place where they feel comfortable and confident with who they are, and know that they have a darker side that pulls them toward self-deprecation. I love that he plays on those as a male artist of colour – people don’t really consider black, male musicians to ever talk about anything other than cash and hoes.”

“My style reflects what happens in my brain. A lot of my clothes are distressed and a lot of them are black. That’s how I feel inside. Everything is torn up. I feel like I look uncomposed but actually my clothes are really expensive. It’s important to remember that what I do is more important that what I wear…even though what I wear is dope. You know when I step on stage it’s me, even if I’m wearing army boots or a Givenchy suit. My clothes match what I perform – I play and dress to what I feel.”

“I have over 100 band T-shirts. I have a lot of Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley and The Smiths and Slayer and Kiss. My ex-girlfriend gave me a dope Ramones shirt that was like $600. It’s the original print. She was good for gifts! I have every single Smiths album. My favourite song is ‘Girl Afraid.’ I wouldn’t wear a band T-shirt if I didn’t support the band.”

“My hair is silky as fuck. I forget that when I take off my hat, I look like a little Indian boy. I just like wearing hats. It’s my thing. It never feels like the right time not to wear a hat. People always come up to me and ask to touch my hair – I’m like, ‘I don’t want your hands on my hair!’ I would throw a fit without my hat. Like, if I don’t have my hat I won’t feel like performing. I’ve walked off stage because I haven’t had a hat before.”