“When I first played some Coltrane-type stuff on the 'Pimp a Butterfly'...” — Kamasi Washington Quote

“When I first played some Coltrane-type stuff on the 'Pimp a Butterfly' sessions, Kendrick got it immediately. 'I want it to sound like it's on fire,' he'd say. That's the kind of common ground that the best jazz and the best hip-hop have.”

“Whenever my dad wasn't practicing, he was listening to music. He had an amazing jazz collection, and my mom had stuff like Chaka Khan to help balance it out.”

“If we all give our power to one person, that's what the world will be. If we all decide to make the world a beautiful place, it'll be a beautiful place.”

“The cynic finds love with the idealist. The rebel with the conformist. The social butterfly with the bookworm. They help each other balance their lives.”

“I didn't want to learn the butterfly because it's hard. I got it right away, but I didn't want to do it.”

“Nando's is my pre-match meal. I have the butterfly chicken, mash and coleslaw.”