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" I was really raised on hip-hop, and hip-hop introduced me basically to all the music I listen to now. "

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" Like with me, like around '97, for Christmas my parents bought me an MPC 2000 sampler and a little eight-track cassette recorder. And I started sampling records and, you know, producing hip-hop beats. And it got to the point where I realized - I innately realized that the music I liked the most was made by people that played instruments. "

" I always compare myself to what I did last, so I've got to try and beat what I did last. I'm always upping my own bar. "

" To me, recording with live instruments and tape takes things back to an older sound that I like but that's still fresh. "

" I remember those moments in my life when the tape came out on that Tuesday, and I went to Sam Goody to cop it. And sitting and listening to it. In awe of the music I was listening to, but also imagining this music at the hip-hop clubs and with the homies in the car. "

" We love high-end art, but when you're looking at high-end art in music, a lot of the time, it's appreciated academically, but you can't feel it as much. "

" I basically wake up at five in the morning and grab coffee and just get to the studio. And I have a list of things I need to get done every day. Sometimes it's just mixing, sometimes it's actually writing, sometimes it's writing, recording, and mixing. It all depends on what is necessary that day. "

" I've always been a big fan of Kendrick's, but it's different when you hear him on your own production. "

" As a freelance artist, you have to please somebody instead of just making music. But when the employer trusts and leans on you to determine what is right for a scene or feeling, that's ideal. "

" When I did 'Venice Dawn,' there were times where people would cry after listening to it. "

" My music sounds different because the techniques are archaic, seeing as most people only record digitally. "

" I grew up, and I'm getting the chance to make music with the people I idolized. "

" I don't like to focus on just hip-hop because with hip-hop, I can only do so much; with a vocalist, I can only do so much, but the limitations are varying. "

" I'm a film composer, but I'm a hip-hop guy. "

" The ramifications that you set for yourself can inspire you to do things that you would have never thought of because, once you're trapped, your job is to persevere. "

" People like RZA and DJ Premier are really on the balcony to scope my musical theories. They also help me focus on making sure I make money, making sure I get the notoriety I should, just regular stuff that friends do when you're in the business. And to call them friends is amazing. "

" I started buying ill, obscure records, and then I saw Portishead and Air live, and my mouth was on the ground. "

" Basically, if you work hard and practice an instrument every day, you'll learn how to play like a professional. You'll get better and better each day. And that's how it works for me. I wasn't magically inclined to play. I had to keep practicing and practicing to train my fingers. "

" Generally, as a composer, it's perceived as an employer-employee relationship. "

" I always feel like young people are more emotionally in tune with new and timeless music. "

" When you get older, you try to get what you wanted as a kid. Maybe you wanted an arcade in your house or Q-Tip rapping on your beats. "

" I like golden-era hip-hop because they were recording on a 2-inch tape. There was dirty, raw sampling. It's nasty. It has a vibe to it. "

" I'd never record digitally. It's not because its' a horrible way to record, it's just not the best way to record my music, because my music is rawer, darker and a little more nostalgic. "

" A lot of Ennio Morricone's music is just - it's very soulful, very cinematic, and very psychedelic. "