Kid Cudi, real name Scott Mescudi, was born on January 30th, 1984. He and his three siblings lost their father to cancer when he was just 11-years old. Kid Cudi’s hit song “Day ‘n’ Nite” reached the Billboard top five, and his Man on the Moon: The End of Day album went viral in 2009.

Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager, Kid Cudi’s second album, landed in the top 5 on the US charts. The singer has appeared in an episode of the Fox comedy, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, in the 2014 film Need for Speed, and has co-starred with Bryan Greenberg in the HBO series, How to Make It in America.

From 2009 to 2012, Kid Cudi dated environmentalist and model Jamie Baratta. Their daughter, Vada, was born in 2010.

24 Inspirational Kid Cudi Quotes

1. “Don’t let the sadness from the past and fear of the future ruin the happiness of the present.” – Kid Cudi

2. “I just wanna go on more adventures. Be around good energy. Connect with people. Learn new things. Grow” – Kid Cudi

3. “When lifes seems hopeless, rearrange things for a dose of dopeness.” – Kid Cudi

4. “People say that bad memories cause the most pain, but it’s actually the good ones that drive you insane.” – Kid Cudi

5. “You can’t judge my choices without understanding my reasons.” – Kid Cudi

6. “In the end they’ll judge me anyway, so whatever.” – Kid Cudi

7. “The end is never the end. A new challenge awaits. A test no man could be prepared for. A new hell he must conquer and destroy. A new level of growth he must confront himself. The machine in the ghost within. This is the journey of the man on the moon.” – Kid Cudi

8. “I know it’s easy to imagine, But it’s easier to just do, See, if you can’t do what you imagine, then what is imagination to you?” – Kid Cudi

9. “Music Has Been There For Me When No One Else Was And The Only Thing That Stays When Everyone Else Leaves” – Kid Cudi

10. “The Moon Will Illuminate My Room And Soon Im Consumed By My Doom” – Kid Cudi

11. “Have you ever noticed, the saddest person has the most beautiful smile” – Kid Cudi

12. “Never regret something, because at one point everything you did was exactly what you wanted to do. And sometimes that’s the hardest thing to realize.” – Kid Cudi

13. “At the end of the day, you can’t regret it if you were trying. At the end of the day I’m walking with a heart of a lion.” – Kid Cudi

14. “I’m on the pursuit of happiness and I know, everything that shines ain’t always gonna be gold. But I’ll be fine once I get it, I’ll be good.” – Kid Cudi

15. “Always say how you feel because you never know if you’ll get the chance again.” – Kid Cudi

16. “Not many people are true, fake as the lies they tell” – Kid Cudi

17. “I just wanna go on more adventures. Be around good energy. Connect with people. Learn new things. Grow” – Kid Cudi

18. “You sometimes think you want to disappear, but all you really want is to be found.” – Kid Cudi

19. “I hope they understand that I really understand That they don’t understand” – Kid Cudi

20. “My mind runs I can never catch it even if I got a head start.” – Kid Cudi

21. “The three things a guy should want to change about his girl is her last name, address and her viewpoint on men.” – Kid Cudi

22. “Learn from this, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. Hell does have an exit, and I found it. For those who are still looking for a way out, I left the door open and I’ll be waiting for whoever wants to grow with me.” – Kid Cudi

23. “You’d commit suicide trying to read my mind” – Kid Cudi

24. “Everything that shines ain’t always gonna be gold” – Kid Cudi