When I got signed to the 'Fader' Label, they got really excited about having me as their new artist. They were promoting my music everywhere. Pharrell was one of the producers who wanted to work with me, so I was really lucky to be one of those people who got to work with him.
I treat every album as a new beginning, so I'm asking myself, 'What is pop music now? What are people consuming?' and I take these things into effect.
I have considered rap music stars, and there is one in my new book, Lovers and Players, and there is also a hip-hop music mogul who I think you will like a lot.
I don't think about the success that I've had - I've had a lot of success with music - but I always look at it like it's a new day.
The art of DJing is sharing music with one another... The technology's definitely taking it into a new direction to where it's really becoming performance-based.
Technology has opened up the music business 100-fold and provided space for all kinds of new faces.
I don't believe any artist who says, 'I had to do that because DJs will tell me I can't play that music. I will lose my job.' Well, lose the job and create a new job. If your label won't let you have the cover you want or sing the songs you want, then leave!
My brother started in the music business, and I was an actor - we were both in the entertainment industry, but doing separate things. Then he went over to New Line and started their soundtrack department, that's how he got his foot in the door.
And when they encounter works of art which show that using new media can lead to new experiences and to new consciousness, and expand our senses, our perception, our intelligence, our sensibility, then they will become interested in this music.
For me, to turn people on to new music, on to things that are going on in the world, is important.
I look forward to the future - and going into the studio to make new music.
I'm not trying to keep up or adapt. I'm allowing myself to grow, evolve and create new music.
A way to make new music is to imagine looking back at the past from a future and imagine music that could have existed but didn't. Like East African free jazz, which as far as I know does not exist.
Absolutely, I never stop working on new music.
I'm perceived as someone who goes out and searches for new music, but it was all present in my household.
There will be no new music until it's good enough and until I'm ready.
I'm always searching for new music, and I change what I listen to on a regular basis.
We definitely work hard, and we want to keep our fans engaged... we want to give them new music.
I had a project called 'Cover Art,' which was the first project I did under the new name Anderson .Paak. I went through this process where I was recording new music for about six months straight.
Everywhere I go I buy new music shirts.
