Kevin Abstract

I might not ever fully know who I am, but I also believe that I could be whoever I want, whenever I want.

Find people whose morals and vision align with yours, and follow that.

As soon as I left Georgia, my narrative became about taking risks and the fight for creative bedroom artists with no platform.

It's always been my dream to come to L.A.

I'm always around creative people, and I'm trying to work on something constantly at all times.

Having to deal with, like, family problems in front of the world is very difficult.

Me just existing and being myself is making change and making things easier for other young queer kids. I want to be me and express that and break new ground along the way.

NWA was all-American; Wu-Tang was all-American. It was just a part of America you may not have seen at the time.

I won't have a standout moment until I perform at the VMAs, meet Ryan Gosling, and hug Sky Ferreira.

The underground always has the best ideas. Sometimes those underground artists transcend and make it to the mainstream, but most of the time, the big guys just steal from us.

When you mention Bieber, Lorde, One Direction, I want to be on that list. But at the same time, when you say Lil Uzi Vert, I want my name to pop up, too. I'm kinda in between both. I wanna bring them together and exist.

I feel like I would have been able to be the creative I am anywhere in America just because I have access to the Internet.