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Big Sean Talks Style & Fashion, Jhene Aiko & Relationship With Jay Z For ‘GQ Style’

Posted on March 7th, 2017
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Big Sean is making moves.

This past weekend, the Detroit star graced the iHeart Music Awards stage for a stellar performance of his two hit singles “Bounce Back” and “Moves” from his recent number 1 album I Decided. Alongside his girlfriend Jhene Aiko, it was a memorable night for Sean who has a lot in store these next few months.

Before he hits the road for his upcoming “I Decided” tour, Sean sat down with GQ Style for an in-depth interview about a range of topics. From his strong fashion sense and unique style, to upcoming work with with his TWENTY88 partner, as well as his relationship with Jay Z, Big Sean speaks on it all in his latest interview.

With his now number 1 album I Decided making its well-deserved circulation, the Detroit star is getting ready to hit the road for his accompanying tour alongside Madeintyo. I think it’s clear 2017 will be a big one for Sean.

See excerpts from his GQ interview below:

On I Decided:

“Every project I try to change it up for the better, show a different side of what I’m creating and the music I’m making or what I’m going through. I feel like Dark Sky Paradise was a very good, well-rounded album, but the only reason I Decided has a story to it is just ’cause that was how I was feeling. It was something that was real true to me, and how I truly felt in real life. So I wasn’t out to make a concept album, it kind of like fell into place as the songs developed and ideas developed. But I also felt like it was very right for the time, especially at the beginning of 2017—I wanted to leave that message that when you get yourself right individually, that’s how you really progress and you really boss up at life. I feel like that’s a message that a lot of people needed to hear, and I wasn’t really hearing it that much in music right now, so I just wanted to play my part.”

On his upcoming tour:

“Very high production value. I mean we’re playing a lot of theaters, Radio City Music Hall, a lot of venues like that that’re legendary to me. And they’re somewhat intimate too—not that small, but they are intimate. I feel like in any of the venues we’re playing you can feel every single person in there and they can feel your energy. So I’m looking forward to that aspect of it. We really want to give people a show that when they walk away from kind of a similar way we want people to feel when they’re done listening to the album. Like Man, that was just good vibes, a really good feeling, that got me supercharged, ready to take on any shit I gotta deal with, anything coming up. It’s something I’ve never seen done, too, so I’m excited about that.”

On having Jay Z’s respect:

“I thought that was real cool. I’m managed by Roc Nation, so I’m always getting knowledge from him, I get to talk with him, play music with him, stuff like that. I think it was just cool for him to do that, I know he doesn’t give too many of those out. It kind of felt like a respect, you know what I mean? People like Jay Z, they’ve done so much in the game that when they humble themselves and show interest and like spread the stuff that they’ve learned with you, give you the knowledge that they’ve acquired, I think that’s real cool for people who been in the game to do that, for people who’re still getting into it. I just think it was a gesture of respect and love.”

On getting fashion influence from Kanye and Pharrell:

“There were definitely influences on me that keep coming up during my life, Kanye, Pharrell—I mean Jay influenced all of us in some way shape or form. But just over the years, you know, style is just really how you feel honestly, it’s an extension of how you feel on the inside. You know what I mean. That’s what I’ve been recognizing more and more, is that when whatever you want to do, what you’re wearing, that’s when you feel the best, not when you’re trying to dress like other people or anybody else. But I definitely get inspiration from Ye, from Pharrell, from Nigo, from a lot of people like that.”

Read the full interview here.

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