138 Quotes by Aesop Rock

I don't want to hit a point where I feel there is nothing to improve upon - there always is.

I guess all that I can hope for is that my songs affect the younger versions of me out there.

I am hoping to improve my writing and rapping, as well as get a better grasp on how to make beats and music that complements what I do vocally. It's a learning process that hopefully won't end.

I've always recorded at home. That's been part of what it's about to me. I've never been the kind of guy who rents a studio.

I just write notes all day on my phone, and when I write songs it becomes a patchwork of these smaller notes that I had, mixed with stuff in the moment.

I know so many people that were really able to lead 'perfect' lives. They meet the right person, they make the babies, they get the jobs, they get the house and it's essentially a smooth ride. That really didn't happen for me.

MCs are authors, and rock musicians who write lyrics are authors, to a degree.

People don't stress enough that when they're writing lyrics, they are writing.

I've traveled a lot, I've rapped a lot. I like to think that's all in the toolbox to be tapped into when I need it.