The cover story has much more to it other than his comments on the album.

He told GQ that the albumвЂ™s about 90 percent finished. Rocky called All Smiles a вЂњghetto love taleвЂќ and claimed itвЂ™s вЂњway more matureвЂќ than his 2018 record, Testing. I want to feel great about doing it, and I want people to feel great about hearing it.вЂќ I just want to make some good music, thatвЂ™s all. When asked about whether he reads what critics say about his music, Rocky replied, вЂњI donвЂ™t think thatвЂ™s really my concern. You can go revisit that.вЂќ He didnвЂ™t mention any specific influences, but commented that he and Rihanna had been listening to artists like The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead and Curtis Mayfield while they were driving around. вЂњIf IвЂ™m still doing the same shit with the same sounds and the same bars and the same visuals from years ago, whatвЂ™s the point? You got that catalog. вЂњItвЂ™s just a different point of view.вЂќДЄll Smiles is вЂњall about the evolution,вЂќ he says. вЂњI think itвЂ™s important to have somebody that you can bounce those creative juices and ideas off of,вЂќ he stated. Rihanna was вЂњabsolutelyвЂќ a huge influence on the upcoming record as well. вЂњGod blessed me with a lot, so IвЂ™m working with that, and thatвЂ™s enough to make some fuckinвЂ™ fire.вЂќ

вЂњ Work with what you got,вЂќ he said when asked about the tour bus-friendly mobile recording setup he used to begin recording the album. He says he began writing the album while on a road trip around the country with his now-official girlfriend, pop culture superstar Rihanna. Make some emo, real, retro-infusion, motherfuckinвЂ™ 2018 shit, man.вЂќ He told Peter Rosenberg, вЂњI might have to fuck with Morrissey on some Smiths shit. He said heвЂ™s a huge fan of the rock icon and stated, вЂњAnything you need him to do, he show up and do.вЂќ That said, he has mentioned wanting to work with Morrissey previously, in 2018. Rocky didnвЂ™t reveal much more than that about MorrisseyвЂ™s contributions.

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