People often consider pretentiousness in negative terms. They’ll think about it in snooty ways, that the pretentious people think they’re better for their taste. To echo the sentiments of actor Ethan Hawke, being pretentious is okay. It signals an extreme passion about the art, to the point where they hold it to an incredibly high standard. It shows a desire to devour as much beautiful art as possible and not be passive about it. So when you have an eclectic taste like Tyler, the Creator, it’s natural for people to misinterpret his dense taste for pretentiousness.

Recently, Tyler spoke to Zane Lowe in promotion of his album Don’t Tap The Glass. There, he admits that sometimes his deep passion for art lends to lame, passive-aggressive comments calling him names. “If I mention something lik

See Full Page