Receiving the Innovator of the Decade honor at Variety’s Hitmakers event on Saturday gave Tyler, the Creator a welcome opportunity to reflect on his accomplishments over the past 15 years, the artist told the crowd in Hollywood as he accepted his kudos.

When Tyler was first informed that he’d been chosen for the award, he admitted to having been surprised. He reeled off a long list of legendary artists that he considers innovators, from Stevie Wonder to Kanye West to Pharrell to Missy Elliott.

“It made me think like, ‘Yo, I don’t take the time out to look back at what I’ve done, for me, the folks around me, the last 15 years. For me, always looking forward — that’s where I sit comfortable at,” he said. “But damn, it does feel good to hear the last 15 years you’ve been doing super-duper

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