ASAP Rocky Quotes
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New York gave me hell for that 'Purple Swag,' man. They didn't respect me until 'Peso.'
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I'm from New York and I love New York and I'm always repping New York, but what I represent is something deeper than just being a New York rapper.
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I would not consider myself to be a quote unquote real New York rapper. I don't even like New York rappers.
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Fashion is almost like a religion, for me at least.
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But for real, for me, I feel like with the red lipstick thing it all depends on the pair of complexion. I'm just being for real. You have to be fair skinned to get away with that.
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Weed is going to bring us together as a generation. Drugs is what created Woodstock. Let's be clear about that.
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I'm getting my respect as a video director. The fashion industry respects me and knows who I am.
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A lot of energy and excitement - that's what a lot of my shows are, energy and excitement.
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I'm a people's person, believe it or not. I just have a dark side to me, which we all do.
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I'm starting to find out that a lot of people that you wouldn't think listen to me really do.
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I was ashamed to let anyone know that I was living in a shelter. I remember one time coming home and some kids saw me and were like, "What you doing here? This is a shelter!" But I was like, "My mom's working there." It was pretty embarrassing.
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I remember one time I went to Craigslist to find something; that's how bad I wanted it. It was a pair of Raf Simons - this was like 2010. But Raf said he was going to make them for me.
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Probably, violent things I've done when I was younger, was probably the most despicable thing that I've ever done.
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Why can't I be friends with somebody who's gay? Why not? You can miss out on a lot by being so small-minded and stereotypical about people. It's stupid.
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People don't make albums any more. It's always about singles. I wanted to take that old-school approach.
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I take cabs if I need to get somewhere or I take car service. I don't drive, I wouldn't mind riding a bike... People think that because you become an entertainer you gotta have this rock star thug image. I'm an artist, man. I'm going to live like an artist.
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In Harlem, I got all my black friends. But when I go downtown, I got black, white, Asian, Indian friends. There's no borders, no barriers.
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I want to make my own path and leave behind a good legacy for myself and honestly, I just want to be innovative and always down for other people. That's what I want to be remembered by. I want to inspire.
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So for me, fashion was about standing out as an individual - and it helped me get the attention that most people try to get with publicity stunts or by doing other crazy things. But I just let the attention come to me naturally, and I think some of that has to do with my fashion.
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If a chick wants to know who makes my shoes, she's got to take them off my feet and look inside.
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I don't want people to get the impression that I got money and now I'm cocky, because I'm not. I'm just a little overly confident.
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There was a time when someone would get on a plane and request to move their seat just because the person sitting next to them was of a different ethnicity or religion or nationality. But I don't think my generation wants that. That's how it used to be.
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I don't like new cars; I'm into vintage cars - there's a Jaguar E-Type in the 'Goldie' video.
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There's just so much out there and so much inspiration... I just want to be tasteful.