Don Toliver: Donny talks SZA, Kanye West and idolizing Pharrell with Apple Music
There’s no doubting how talented Don Toliver is - his hooks and hits all slap. So it’s no surprise there’s ample topics to dish on between himself and Apple Music 1’s Ebro Darden including hot subjects like Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and Top Dawg Entertainment’s SZA.
Don Toliver talks SZA, Pharrell and Kanye West with Apple Music
Rather than transcribe the entire chop up session, Apple Music’s PR team has come through with highlights from the discussion. Kick back, read some juicy moments and experience the whole interview further down.
Don Toliver Tells Apple Music He’d Love To Model His Career After Pharrell’s...
I feel like Pharrell. Pharrell always seems to always understand what it is, you know? As far as how he carries himself. Past the music past everything else…the way he just seems to maintain. What Pharrell’s maintained all this years is amazing to me. So I definitely give kudos to P.
Don Toliver Tells Apple Music About The Process of Creating ‘Love Sick’...
It’s crazy to see it out in the world, definitely a good feeling. I started working on this project late April 2022 and I just haven’t stopped working on it since. Even to this day.. it’s crazy. It’s been an ongoing process and it’s been very tedious. Every single day. I definitely need a vacation. I’m not gonna lie to you.
Don Toliver Tells Apple Music How Michael Jackson and Studio 54 Inspired ‘Love Sick’…
When I found out Michael Jackson was at Studio 54, that was it. That sent me. When I realized that Mike was in there, that really what did it, because I was like, yo, I'm loving the disco culture. I'm loving how they was just getting down dancing. You had to be a certain type of fly to get in. I seen Mike in there. I was like, I'm done.
Don Toliver Tells Apple Music About Being Introduced to James Blake by Kanye West...
I was actually, this is way back when I was working with Ye on Donda. I don't know which Donda he was working on, one of them. And he was at this chateau type place randomly in California. And I had to drive over there and it was just James in there with some random equipment and Ye. I pulled up on Ye in search of help for Love Sick, like, yo, what should I do? And Ye listening to all the music. And he's just like, he look at James Blake. He was like, "There's nothing I can really tell you, bro.” He's like, you need chords. And he's just like, James Blake has all the chords. And after that, bro, me and James been rocking crazy ever since. But that was a really crazy surreal moment for me.
Don Toliver Tells Apple Music He Wants To Open His Own Diner…
Honestly, I had this popup the other day, and just to see all the fans pull up to this—I had a popup at this burger spot called Monty's in LA, and to see all the fans pull up and not only do they want to pull up, they wanted, I had like a chocolate shake, a special chocolate shake made. They wanted the food, you know what I'm saying? So it definitely inspired me to want to open a diner one day or do something like that, back home or something.
Don Toliver Tells Apple Music About Collaborating with SZA on Her Song “Used”...
We was just working. Just creating. We both really like the song. I knew she’d possibly be using it. Definitely happy when I got the call. Shoutout SZA for sure.
