“You cannot paint the exterior of your house. You have to take the paint chip down to show the paint-chip Nazis.” Quote by Dave Barry
“People are afraid to own their own homes. People are afraid their own government will catch them fixing their houses.” PeopleHomeGovernmentHouseFixing Author:Dave Barry
“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.” MindLittlesWantedNamesBitsGrowing UpGrowingLittle BitSticksWho I AmRepresentativesNicknames Author:Hoodie Allen
“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.” KnowsWritingYearsInspirationSongTenAnd LoveHip HopHipsHopsInnateWriting SongsMusic And LoveHip Hop Music Author:Hoodie Allen
“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.” IfsKnowsWantFunTermBehindsInternetVideo Author:Hoodie Allen
“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.” PeopleFirstsSelfFunRealizingVideoLabels Author:Hoodie Allen
“Nothing you write, if you hope to be good, will ever come out as you first hoped.” IfsWritingFirstsBe GoodAfterlifeGood Will Author:Lillian Hellman
“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.” FeelsI CanKidsStuffNew YorkPerspectiveOffersShapesUniqueHip HopHipsGenreHopsNot AfraidUpbringingUnique ThingsUnique Perspective Author:Hoodie Allen
“I guess this is cliche, but I'd love to work with Kanye West, Mark Ronson, Diplo.” MarkWestCliche Author:Hoodie Allen
“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.” IfsThinkingDifferentPlayRunningAbleSidesMy OwnDecisionCareersInfluenceCollegeDirectStrategyMarketingEducated Author:Hoodie Allen
“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.” SchoolTogetherArtistCollegeWork OutDiverseCool Things Author:Hoodie Allen