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I sat down with Watsky recently for an exclusive interview. We discuss his NY Times best selling book, how being a rapper and a poet helped his career, what he learned from Russell Simmons, having Anderson .Paak produce his 2014 'All You Can Do' album, plans for a new album in 2017, and more.

Shot by Darryl Reese (www.twitter.com/evilmarsupials)

How the election outcome affected his tour (0:35)
If he feels being on stage is an escape for him (1:29)
The feeling of being a New York Times best selling author (2:06)
The story of the orange sportk from his night in jail (2:50)
What he learned about himself by writing this book (3:15)
Anything he personally didn't want to write about? (4:55)
Why does he view his music as being an aquired taste? (5:28)
Does he listen to feedback online? (6:36)
The similiarities between poetry and music (7:19)
Is he more successful because he's a rapper and poet? (9:00)
Where does he draw inspiration from? (10:24)
What was it like having Russell Simmons as exec. producer for his x Infinity album? (11:30)
The best advice Russell Simmons has given him (12:13)
Why he chose the title x Infinity (13:18)
What does he think is out in the universe? (15:28)
How Anderson .Paak produced his All You Can Do album (16:18)
What inspired "Get High & Planet Earth"? (18:01)
What music would he bring if he was stranded on an island? (18:48)
His favorite memories/concerts from The Fillmore (19:49)
His plans for 2017: spoken word collection? Reunion album with Invisible Inc? (21:24)


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