Music is a way of opening up.

Life comes with pain.

I listen to everything that sounds good with a story. I even listen to Adele. I listen to all kinds of music. Everything with a story that I can listen to and close my eyes and visualize it. I just love music.

I just wanted to make music, because it's how I get stuff off my chest. I want it to always feel like my escape.

I'm a regular person who just makes nice music.

I think I been chosen to be a 2020 XXL Freshman 'cause, you know, I been rocking with XXL since I started, you know what I'm saying? They respect grind, you know?

Music is a way of opening up.

R, Rod Wave, that comes from one of my homeboys gave me that name 'cause I used to be scared to upload my music. I just used to make music and just to listen to it myself. So one day, he just uploaded it and gave me my name. I came back to school, everybody was like, 'Rod Wave!' I ain't know what the hell they was talkin' 'bout.