Skizzy Mars recently stopped by Billboard to talk about creating his new album, taking risks and why he will always love Kanye West.
So you love that old soulful Kanye. The chipmunk samples, the 2000’s Kanye. But now it’s so different. Are you wishing that “old Kanye” would come back? Or as an artist, do you understand why he’s changed?
In a more general sense, I was talking with some homies about the idea that perception is reality, and how we all have these perceptions of ourselves that affect how we see the world. As a creative, it's easy to get sort of pigeon-holed into like “Skizzy Mars makes this type of music and he makes music for this type of people. These are the type of people that go to our shows.” Over time, you can buy into that in a limiting way. It'll restrict you, in a sense.
You’re really popular among college kids, and I remember reading interviews with you back when I was in school. Every time you'd be asked, “How would you describe your sound?” And you’d respond with something along the lines of, “I represent the youth.” Now, it’s definitely been some years since then. Do you notice a shift in how that core fan-base is reacting to you maturing?
It was hard. I definitely had to go through a lot of stuff. The crazy thing is, I wasn't even really fully there when I put that EP out. Like, I'm there now. But I just kind of was getting there when I put that EP out. I was going through a lot of issues with addiction and I went into treatment.
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