Latest Hoodie Allen Quotes from Interviews

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• I've kind of shut myself off to a lot of new music because I don't want to be influenced by it.

  Hoodie Allen

  Want, Kind, Music Is

• All songs have those X factors. I couldn't even explain or describe what will grab me about them but it's all music that I'm usually listening to. I'm always looking there to hear new music and see what's going on so that's usually when I'll hear something and be like "Wow, that melody is really crazy.

  Hoodie Allen

  Song, Crazy, Listening

• I really embrace things that I think people who like music can relate to, they grew up with the same stuff and know the same references so when they hear it being used as a metaphor to something else they'll be like that's unique, or funny or something that's relatable to me.

  Hoodie Allen

  Unique, Thinking, People

• I get to focus on something I love to do 24-hours a day rather than trying to squeeze it in between midterms, or even during my normal workday. When I was at Google it was like you wake up at 7 and then you get home by 7 and you start your second job of music. So now I get to focus all my efforts on music, travel and play shows and do all of this stuff. That's the difference - That's all my life is, all day.

  Hoodie Allen

  Jobs, Home, Play

• I'll say this: Google is the best 9-5 anyone could ever get. Awesome environment, I loved my time there, but I grew up with my dream to pursue music full time.

  Hoodie Allen

  Dream, Google, Environment

• It's always really cool when you get to play with someone who you like and they go out of their way to be nice to you; it's not just a 'oh I played with them but I didn't meet them' sort of situation, so shout out to those guys for being awesome.

  Hoodie Allen

  Nice, Play, Guy

  Source: blog.ticketmaster.co.uk

• I try not to listen to a lot of music when I'm starting the recording process, because it can be so subtly influential.

  Hoodie Allen

  Trying, Influential, Starting

  Source: blog.ticketmaster.co.uk

• There're always some notorious people in the crew who are doing crazy things, but I try to keep it a little more low-key. My crazy thing is always just the show and putting all my energy into it.

  Hoodie Allen

  Crazy, Keys, People

  Source: blog.ticketmaster.co.uk

• I think the craziest thing I've seen is probably a fan sleeping overnight for two nights before a show, which was probably a bit excessive - they still probably could have been first either way! But I guess it turned into a really exciting, sort of, camping-out trip for them so it was cool.

  Hoodie Allen

  Sleep, Night, Thinking

  Source: blog.ticketmaster.co.uk

• I've basically been able to do everything, I basically run my own career and the decisions I make - whether it's how I'm gonna roll out music, how I'm gonna play on tours, different strategies for releasing and marketing things - and that comes from being college educated and someone who's interested in that side of the business rather than only the music. If anything I think that's where the biggest direct influence comes from.

  Hoodie Allen

  Running, College, Thinking

  Source: bwog.com

• The cool thing about college tours is you make friends with a lot of other artists because the schools come in and they're looking to make a diverse grouping together and then it works out for everyone.

  Hoodie Allen

  School, Artist, College

  Source: bwog.com

• I guess this is cliche, but I'd love to work with Kanye West, Mark Ronson, Diplo.

  Hoodie Allen

  West, Cliche, Mark

• I feel like I have a very unique perspective especially for someone in the hip-hop genre. I'm not afraid to explore it, and how my upbringing then shapes my music and being a New York kid and all of that stuff...that's really the most unique thing I can offer to the music in general.

  Hoodie Allen

  New York, Kids, Unique

• People don't realize that there's no label and everything is self-financed and we make do and do our own thing. I was just happy to do my first video, I thought it was a fun experience.

  Hoodie Allen

  Fun, Self, People

• In terms of everything, I'm happy and stand behind my video. If you can't tell we had a lot of fun doing it and you want to nitpick - I don't know. That's why you exist on the internet and not anywhere else.

  Hoodie Allen

  Fun, Video, Want

• Hoodie was just a nickname I had growing up and I just wanted to have a name that would stick in peoples' minds and be a little bit funny and representative of who I am.

  Hoodie Allen

  Growing Up, Who I Am, Names

• I've been writing songs and making music since I was probably ten years old...so my inspirations back then, I don't know - I guess it was something that was innate. I was really shaped to make hip-hop music and love hip hop.

  Hoodie Allen

  Song, Inspiration, Writing

• The blogosphere gives me my life, I am fortunate to have developed relationships with great websites who allow me to reach a whole ton of new people everyday.

  Hoodie Allen

  People, Giving, Everyday

  Source: www.controltheriot.co.uk

• I do all of marketing and promotion - it's the most exhaustive and rewarding part of the process and I wouldn't trade it for anything. The artist should be the person representing their brand because theyre the best person to do so.

  Hoodie Allen

  Artist, Marketing, Promotion

  Source: www.controltheriot.co.uk

• I'm only concerned with making music that I love and that my fans will respond to. I am happy to see other really good young artists able to flourish and pursue their careers.

  Hoodie Allen

  Artist, Careers, Able

  Source: www.controltheriot.co.uk

• Money isnt what drives me, getting fans who truly understand what I'm about and want to see me live is where my head is at.

  Hoodie Allen

  Fans, Want

  Source: www.controltheriot.co.uk

• My eclectic taste allows me to do something unique and not box myself in.

  Hoodie Allen

  Unique, Taste, Boxes

  Source: www.controltheriot.co.uk

• I love having fans of all ages but it's especially cool for me to have young fans. I hope to be a role model for kids who want to follow their dreams.

  Hoodie Allen

  Dream, Kids, Role Models

  Source: www.thevinyldistrict.com

• I am really obsessed with finding melodies that just hypnotize you and sink you into a song.

  Hoodie Allen

  Song, Obsessed, Melody

  Source: www.controltheriot.co.uk

• My fans are the only people who will be with me forever, all else comes and goes.

  Hoodie Allen

  People, Forever, Fans

  Source: www.thevinyldistrict.com