Anderson .Paak
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And, you know, was trying to get a record deal.
Got every door closed on me.
And got a rude awakening that, you know, yeah, this is cool, but can you do more something like this?
And we don't get it.
Like, you want to rap?
You sing?
I was doing a lot of everything.
I had a little demo that I was taking around.
And I was rapping.
I was singing.
I made all the beats.
I was playing drums.
And...
Back then, it was a lot of emulating.
And so I was back in Oxnard and my sister lived in Northridge and I was like, okay, well, let me try to live with you.
And that's kind of LA.
So she was like, you can sleep on the couch if you want.
But if you live here, you're going to have to help on these bills.
And so I tried to do stuff and it wasn't happening.
So then I had to get a job.