Billboard caught up with Willow and Jaden Smith who opened up about their superstar parents Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, saying no to auto-tune, their music inspirations and more.
Jaden, who recently got his learner's permit, tells Billboard , "My dad is awesome. I wouldn't be where I am right now if it wasn't for all of the things he's taught me . He's taught me a lot about driving and just about life. And I love his songs, I go back and re-listen to those songs and the newer songs he's made in the studio too."
The two continue to discuss their similar, "natural" approach to creating music.
"Everything that I talk about in my music is pretty much just trying to evolve consciousness in the world and help everything become better and brighter," Jaden says. "I've never written out my lyrics before, I just go in and freestyle and say what's on the top of my mind."
Willow adds, "I don't like having any effects on my voice, I feel like putting a lot of Auto-Tune on it really covers up the essence of you and is like putting a cloud over real true emotion," she says.
The open-minded siblings and creative cohorts muse on some of their other inspirations to Billboard, including mountains, Eintstein, Batman and Robin, the "beauty of life" and each other.
"Kanye, Jay Z and Willow -- those are all people I watch out for," says Jaden. "The music Willow listens to is really really interesting. She's really amazing, probably my favorite artist and we collaborate any time that we can."
