Rod Wave

I never really was like, 'Let's me and this rapper link so the song can go crazy and everybody can listen to it.' I never made music for that purpose.

I listen to everything that sounds good with a story. I even listen to Adele. I listen to all kinds of music. Everything with a story that I can listen to and close my eyes and visualize it. I just love music.

I never thought I would be on the tour or that people would want to talk about my album. It was never about that.

Somebody who really influenced me since a kid was Lil Phat. He was just telling his life story.

I'm a regular person who just makes nice music.

Street Runner' is a personal song about the sacrifices I made to pursue this career that I have now. All while never forgetting about the family and loved ones I'm doing it for.

Every show my heart's beating real fast, my palms sweating. I'm uncomfortable and I'm trying to get off the stage as fast as possible.

I hate attention, man.

I'm a rapper and an artist, but I'm a human. That's what people forget. That's why I try to make them remember.

I can't get on the Internet without seeing my face or name.

Music is a way of opening up.

I just wanted to make music, because it's how I get stuff off my chest. I want it to always feel like my escape.

I remember my first time in the studio, I wasted like six hours. There were too many people in there. I was kind of shy.

I feel like before music, I didn't really know what I wanted to do. I didn't know where I was going to end up. I was scared to even have people depending on me.

I can definitely write a book. Growing up, I really learned that. The stuff I was reading were urban books and I definitely got into it a lot.

I just love making music, bruh.

R, Rod Wave, that comes from one of my homeboys gave me that name 'cause I used to be scared to upload my music. I just used to make music and just to listen to it myself. So one day, he just uploaded it and gave me my name. I came back to school, everybody was like, 'Rod Wave!' I ain't know what the hell they was talkin' 'bout.

I've never really been able to open up and record around people.

I liked Kanye West when I was coming up.

My lady, my mama, my grandma, everybody think I'm crazy.