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" I'm not just looking to be famous and attach myself to famous names. I want to make history in the business in terms of creativity. "

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" I think producing a record for other artists is almost like giving them advice, and I would say that it is easier to produce another artist than it is to produce yourself. "

" I know this sounds weird, but I honestly believe music comes from the universe. Inspiration comes from the universe, and you drag it into your mind. "

" I try as much I can after every live performance to read all the comments my fans post on Facebook and Twitter, as this helps enormously for me to understand straight from fans what worked and what didn't. "

" I've made so many changes to my records because of the way the audience has reacted at the various festivals I've played - I've taken tracks back into the studio, stripped them bare, and built them back up again to create something entirely different. "

" I don't want to be someone that, when people look back, they think, 'Yeah, cool, he made us jump around for a bit in 2010.' "

" Everyone in my family has been in music - my cousins, my grandmother, my grandfather - so it's quite a big family tree. "

" I have to be honest: I think production is mad - exciting - because, of course, you're creating the record. When you're a singer, you're just singing. Creating the music, directing, and seeing where it's gonna go in production is very, very exciting. "

" One thing I always really enjoyed about Quincy Jones' production technique was that there were so many layers to every song. Like, one week you'd hear a new trumpet-line, then the next week you'd hear - be hearing a new guitar-line. "

" My mother brought up nine children, in Hackney, and none of us are criminals, none of us in jail. Her strength made me who I am today. "

" I think, as an artist, I wear a lot of different hats, and people have to join all of the dots. "

" I remember my brother came home with a bass and played a blues solo on it. I just went insane for days afterwards learning that. "

" You've got to live and die by your decisions. "

" You can make what you want. People care about what the artist has to say, what the sound is, and how it affects them. "

" My fans are like, 'Lab does what he does,' which is really cool. If I came out with a Jack White rock tune tomorrow, people would be like, 'Yeah, cool man,' which is great. "

" When I listen to a Coldplay record, you're gonna hear an indie band, and you know that's what you're gonna get from Coldplay. With myself, I'm not sure it's the same. "

" I have learned that while your putting your record together you can get so caught up in making what you want that you forget what you wanted in the first place. "

" I actually tried to learn the dictionary at one point. It didn't work; I only got through the first few pages. "

" I've got perfectionist issues, as I can't seem to let tracks out the studio - it drives my manager nuts. "

" I got into music through just being inspired by my brother and sisters. They all sing, play instruments and write - and they're very good at it. "

" I never called myself an urban artist, but that's what I was classed as, and I almost tried to live up to the name instead of who I really was. "

" English urban artists were very used to making secondhand American music, and I thought that was boring. "

" I really enjoy 'festival life,' as it were, and I love the reactions when I bring out my guitar on stage. The crowd are always a bit like, 'What the hell is this urban guy doing with a guitar,' and that's what I love - the shock element of it all! "

" It's a lot easier producing for people or being in the background, and they can take all the fire from the front. But in order to express the ideas that I have without any kind of contamination, I thought it would be a cool thing to be out front. "

" Different cultures produce a different 'cool.' And your perception of 'cool' changes depending on where you are. "

" I want to be a little bit brave. I want to feel scared sometimes. That's what's going to change the music business, if we have that kind of attitude. "

" I don't see categories; I don't see styles - l see them all gelled together. And it was gospel that definitely helped me to do that. "

" Of course, success takes you where your character can't sustain you. "