Top 40 Quotes & Sayings by Desiigner

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American musician Desiigner.

Last updated on September 18, 2024.

Sidney Royel Selby III, better known by his stage name Desiigner, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. In December 2015, his debut single "Panda" reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In 2019, he was released from Def Jam and is currently an independent artist.

American - Musician | Born: May 3, 1997

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'XXL,' they call me a freshman, but I'm a pro. So, this a platform to let people know I'm out here.

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I played the sax at school. I was in marching band.

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Meeting Kanye West was a blessing.

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My dad worked on ambulances for a while; my mother had a lot of different jobs with the city.

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The biggest challenge for me is just knowing how to calm down.

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I'm my own favorite artist, but I love everybody's music.

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My job was to entertain. I've always seen myself in the entertainment realm.

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Actually, if you listen to the vocals on my grandfather's records, you will hear we sound similar. We both sound kind of dry. We have a dry voice, and we both love harmony - he was a man of harmony, I'm a man of harmony. I think it just runs in our blood.

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I don't put nothing out if it's not ready.

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Choirs, auditions, talent shows, I was doing it all.

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I want to do a big donation to the pandas for all the panda lovers out there.

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The minute they gave me number one, I went to the studio. I was ready to give y'all something else. I was going 120 miles an hour.

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My sister listened to reggae, and my homies listened to trap music.

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I came from the projects. So there were times I'd wake up at night, and my palms would be itching to get out. But no matter where I was, I always looked at the stars, because there's nothing ugly about the sky. That was my escape.

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I got to be more careful and more focused with my surroundings, because everybody wants to reach out to me, and I don't know if it's good or bad.

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Music always lived with me, like a family tradition.

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In the G.O.O.D. Music camp, we all come around, and we show ourselves and present ourselves as artists only.

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I went from selling everything to saying, 'I ain't gonna sell that. Can't do it.' It wasn't working for me, so I was just like, 'Yo, I'm going to sell my talent.'

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I'm definitely happy and appreciate all the love everyone's given to me.

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The work ethic behind everything Kanye does is crazy. It's greatness. He told me, 'We're not just rappers, we're artists.'

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I was always on my swag since I was younger.

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I never had a job. I never saw myself working for corporate business.

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Before 'Panda,' I had a buzz already.

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I'm real connected with Australia, you heard? I gotta come up there, man.

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None of my dudes I chill with are rappers. I don't put us as rappers. We're all artists.

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I was the singing boy in school.

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When people are like, 'Why are these white people walking around this black hood?' I'm like, 'Why aren't they?' If it ain't bothering nobody, they can do whatever they want! They're in the hood to make it better.

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You'd be surprised what you'd catch on my playlist.

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I love to, you know, just inspire people however they wanna take it.

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At school, I'd be the dude singing to the girls, always up in the auditorium, in the lunch room singing Christmas carols, in the halls between class. I was always singing, and same thing with my grandfather. The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree; you know how that goes.

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Even the diss tracks was enhancing 'Panda.'

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I'm here to actually deliver art and deliver the creation, you know, wherever the music brings somebody.

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Me and Kanye work awesome together. He's a creative man, I'm a creative man, we put our ideas together, it's like the perfect formula.

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I don't like to rush my music.

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My grandfather is a blues musician.

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Big ups to him, big ups to Future. I actually like Future's music. I like his music, you feel me. I'm not a hater or a critic on him, you know, I do me. God bless him, God bless me.

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You can catch me in whatever's funky, whatever's got that swag. If it's got that swag, I'm putting it on.

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