I'ma blame my A&R. Because he listened to that song many times and he allowed me to say that... Nobody ever pulled up a picture and said, 'Hey man. I don't know if you know what this is, but it ain't that'... I f***ed up. I thought Squidward played the cello. He don't. That's a flute. | | | | Add Lil Yachty to the list of people who know what a cello is.
(Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “I'ma blame my A&R. Because he listened to that song many times and he allowed me to say that... Nobody ever pulled up a picture and said, 'Hey man. I don't know if you know what this is, but it ain't that'... I f***ed up. I thought Squidward played the cello. He don't. That's a flute.”
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