Lil Peep Instagram – Live Forever was the culmination of a good year for Gus.  It showcases a variety of talented producers he worked with and provides a beautiful example the sound he was working to create—the sound of “Early Peep.”  It is a strong and definite sound, a sound that is sure of itself in the way Gus had come to be by the time he made Live Forever.  Some of the producers had created beats that Gus asked to use.  Other producers were asked by Gus to sample specific songs.  Gus had a special desire for “Climbing Up The Walls” by Radiohead and asked two of his go-to producers if they would sample that song in a beat for him. Soon after, Fleance created the instrumental for “Pick Me Up.” On Tuesday of this week, @ThomYorke & @radiohead were gracious enough to approve the use of “Climbing Up The Walls” in “Pick Me Up” and allow us to release Live Forever in its entirety. Gus carefully arranged the songs in a very specific order for this mixtape, even though four of them were created and added within 24 hours of Live Forever’s release.  He knew just what he wanted, and had developed an efficient way to create his music—singing over the beats in the middle of the night so no one could hear him (though I did and pretended not to if he asked). This is a shining piece of work—made by a boy in his bedroom who had turned 19 on November 1, 2015. Thanks to all of the sampled artists, Gus’s producers, and features that had a role in making this release happen.