My music experience living in Baltimore was life-altering. To this day, there is no scene that works as hard or puts as much effort into their art.

I really got deep into downloading music when I moved to the South and got a computer. So I was downloading the The Diplomats, AZ, Half-A-Mil, 40 Cal.

When I die, I want people to be like, 'Respect the music.' I don't really care if you hate me or like me - what I want badly is the validation and respect of the people.

I been compared a lot to Brockhampton a lot.

I'm very much a person of free thought.

Whoever likes my music, I'm gonna reciprocate that same love back to them. I'm not trying to alienate anybody.

I see lots of people online making fun of me cause at my shows there's a bunch of white people.

I'm an artist but I'm also a real person. I have bills like everyone else.

Baltimore's just like, it's like being in prison but being on the yard the whole day.

I like for things to be judged fairly.

I love soundtracks. I used to have three iPod classics: one with regular music, one with soundtracks, and one with demos on it.

Rick Rubin is interesting. He doesn't wear shoes, I think? No wait, he wears shoes.

I was born in 1989. I literally watched 'Rocko's Modern Life' on live television.

When I take from my influences, it's rare that I do it literally.

The only real thing I took away from the military is that it just reinforced all the things I already thought about the underbelly of America, like how racist it is. So, it didn't really affect my music literally, but it affected the way I work on it.

I enjoy making music more than anything in the world. It's the only thing that it's felt the same since I was like 15.

One consistent good thing I can say about the music industry is that at least I can make music freely now, and I don't have to do it when I'm off of a nine to five shift or something.

I honed my craft in the military, because it's the only thing that got me through it, to be honest. Working on music - being able to come home and work on music whenever I got off - was essential. If I didn't have that, I probably would've lost my mind.

When you're you long enough, you get to this space where people start respecting you.

Sometimes you look at footballers and think they're selfish or they don't bring a good image to society. But sometimes people underestimate footballers and their capacity to have a strong opinion and sympathy for others.

One of the best things if you are a football player is to see the faces of the kids, when they see you and are dreaming of being like you one day. That's a big responsibility, to be a good image for those kids. A football player is more than just a football player.

I don't dab, bro.

I'm a person who doesn't think bad about other people or feel happy when other people don't get results.

One of the first lessons I learned in football is that it takes a team to win a game.

When you are in a club like Manchester United, you have a lot of pressure around you.

I've been in England for a while, but it's true that at times you miss home, your family, your friends.

I live in a bubble. Real life is the one my friends live. They've had to look for work, sign on to the dole, and emigrate. That's normal life now. My life as a footballer is not normal.

A coach depends on whether I take a corner well or finish a chance in front of goal, and really, what influence does he have over this when it happens?

When I signed for Valencia, it wasn't the best moment of my football career because in the beginning, I was not playing a lot. But I remained calm, and I knew that if I trained well and played as I know, I'm sure I can get a place in the first XI.

To be honest, I was never expecting to be in a World Cup final, a Euro final, a Champions League final, a Europa League final. I've done much more than I dreamt, and that's incredible.

The business side of football makes it seem as though the owners are now more important than the fans.

A win doesn't last too long, and it happens the same way with a defeat. You have the chance to make it up soon afterwards.

Everything depends on the club more than the player: the quantities, the paperwork.

I've tried to improve - defending, attacking, pressing, trying to think before a game, to be more clever, do something before the defender can think of it, to become a better player. That makes me feel good, that hunger to improve in every way.

I see children now, and many things surprise me: they ask me about my boots and why I don't dye my hair. I wonder, 'Why don't you talk to me about how to cross the ball, control it, the position of the body when I strike the ball?'

Wherever I go, I see kids playing football. Even if there is no grass and it's just sweaters for goals, you see how people love football.

Real Madrid wanted me to join their academy. It was a big decision to move when I was 15. It's a key age for a youngster, and you're close to your friends and family. But I moved to Madrid, and my family stayed at home. It made me mature earlier than normal. That was a very big decision, and it changed me in a positive way.

You never know what can happen in football and in life.

If you want to be anonymous, you can go to Soho or Camden, and it's not a problem. There are a lot of Spanish people. If you go to Piccadilly or Oxford Circus, you hear lots of Spanish voices, but I'm not recognised much.

Luck - it's key for every footballer's career. I have been incredibly lucky during my career and in my life.

As I always say, one of the best things of football is that the game is testing you all the time.

I train a lot. After training sessions, I like to stay with some balls and some goalkeepers - they help me a lot, too.

Obviously, when I play well and win a trophy, I feel happy about myself.

With respect to the world of football, I earn a normal wage. But compared to 99.9% of Spain and the rest of the world, I earn an obscene amount.

If you want to give 100 per cent, you have to feel that you are important for the manager.

If you face the goalkeeper, you have to wait for him to go and then put the ball in the other side. It's easy to say it but not so easy to do it when you are in the 88th minute of a game. So you must practise.

You can stick with one manager and have no wins, no trophies, or you can have so many different managers and win a lot. It comes down to the players, to the desire, and the way the club likes to behave.

For me, football is what I love to do most. It is also the thing I'm better doing than anything else.

It would be great to play until I'm 40 like Ryan Giggs.

Chelsea is a top club, and I have many friends there, but you cannot turn down the chance to join Manchester United.