“ And that’s not healthy, man.įirst of all, I could’ve showed up to that dude’s door and it’s like a twelve year old kid. Please quit rapping If I was in front of you right now I’d slap the shit out of you.” And, I’m like: ‘Oh yeah, I can make that shit happen. “Fuck you, Fuck your mother, you fucking wack piece of shit. I deleted every photo that had ever been posted on Instagram and I started over.īut what did you read online for you to want to do that? And, then right after Trunk Muzik Returns on my tour in Australia, I decided that I’d get back online. And during that time I did Psycho White, I did Trunk Muzik Returns, I did the Ed Sherran record. I got to a point where I wanted to fly to a city and beat up some random person I’d never met or seen because of how he was talking to me online.Ī year and a half I deleted Twitter and Facebook off my phone, and I refused to go online. I can’t bother myself with that kind of worry, man. Because if there’s a thousand people to tell me that it was phenomenal and that one person from Boise, Idaho said it sucks, “I’d be bummed out. I’m not going to stand there with you and critique it. It’s on the wall, and it’s for you to watch and enjoy. What, you want me to go read my Twitter? The best way to put it is if I was a painter and I took my paining to a gallery.
People ask me what’s the best thing from a fan. That’s some shit.ĭo you write more as a form of therapy or with hopes that your fans take something away from your music? “Devil In My Veins” is the rawest song that I’ve ever put on an album. I just see myself on a fucking Harley, chasing the sun, type of shit with a fucking six-shooter. We walked out on stage every night to “Silver Stallion,” the song by The Highwaymen. I’m a huge The Highwaymen, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings fan. But for me, I’m just trying to age well like whisky. You got to grow up, well, you don’t have to grow up - not saying anybody has to grow up, you can be a kid all your fucking life. It makes a lot of sense to me sonically it’s where I can imagine myself at 50 years old.
So, my career thankfully has really set me up to do it this way. Trunk Muzik was ahead of its time and people weren’t ready. I knew that what I was doing back then was special. So, I’m just revisiting and breathing life back into that because I’ve always thought that that’s where I really needed to be. I did Stereo, which is a hip-hop tribute to classic rock. Well, I’ve been hinting at this concept before Trunk Music.
Is this the project that you’ve been waiting on your whole career? You say that you’ve learned about your potential on this album. It just felt natural because it is natural. But, I try to make music that even if you weren’t paying attention - it would sound of top quality and not seem contrived. If you’ve been paying attention to my career you would’ve seen this coming. I think I’ve sprinkled enough seeds throughout my career to where it’s not such a surprise. Do you think your core fans will understand this album? You mentioned that you didn’t want to alienate your fans. Childhood issues, separations, losing family, fighting demons and all that kind of stuff. “American You” has a more friendly melody but the song is more like ‘Fuck you, too.’ I’ve just been through shit, and I’m just letting it all out. That kind of shit brings something out of me. If you go back to “Pop The Trunk” or one of the really dark gutter Radio Active tracks, Or “Throw It Up” with Marshall - those piano lines are dark. I’m dark, that’s just the nature of me and that’s how I write better songs. And Marshall gave me the green light to do whatever the fuck I needed to do to get that out.
VIBE: What sparked the idea for Love Story? VIBE caught up with Yela in New York City’s bustling SoHo section where he discussed his new album, working with Eminem, why he quit social media and much more. Last Tuesday (April 20), Yela released his long awaited follow up album, Love Story. Change is alwyas scary because you don’t want to alienate fans or the people who’ve supported you.” “Also, I’ve learned that people are ready and they’re down for what I have to say. “I learned what I’m capable of,” Yelawoulf tells VIBE.