I was influenced by a lot of stand-up comedians... Eddie Murphy back when he was doing 'Raw.' I watched that so many times as a kid, I can probably still quote the entire thing to this day. Chris Rock. Dave Chappelle. George Carlin. A lot of the guys who were sort of edgy for their time.
“Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.”
“Mayer Hawthorne's old school pop-R&B homages are so meticulous that it's tempting to overrate his pipes.”