Do you get so “gay off that tequila?”
I do, famously. That’s my best one-liner on that song. We made that in New York actually, so maybe that’s the New York energy. [I] wrote it in 30 minutes, really quick.
How did this deal with RECORDS/Columbia deal come about?
Like I said, I thought this would maybe be my last project. I feel like when you think you’re moving a certain way in life, things change and it always goes the opposite way.
I went through a period of being really depressed. I’m turning 30 this year. It was years of people being like, “Oh, up-and-coming artist, Slayyyter.” I’d be like, “Oh my god. How many more years is that going to be my title?” Maybe this isn’t for me. Maybe this isn’t in the cards. I made this album being, If this is like the last album I made, what would I say? How would it sound? What would the messaging be? How deep and personal is it going to go?
Then everything changed. I signed to Columbia and they’ve been so incredible with letting me keep my vision and directing videos myself. Being older now, I know exactly what my project is, who I am as an artist, what I want the visuals to look like, and I’m not afraid to be stubborn about it. I’m not going to quit music now, but I definitely was in a period where I was just over it.
