I use whatever it takes to make the tracks identify what me and Guru are all about. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
When I miss Guru, I bump one of our records. Then I shed a tear and get back to work. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Bad Name' is just that head-nod, traditional loop over a breakbeat, chopped up, and it sounds like the way I do my… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I've always cared about how certain songs fade into other ones and which songs should follow others. I studied that as a… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
Everybody deserves a piece of where they live, in some type of fashion. Music is just my way of preserving that. — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
If you don't have any Coltrane, 'A Love Supreme' will do it for you. It will explain everything. Even if you don't… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
My mom's an art teacher, so I always had music in the house. She always had records, and I was mesmerized by… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
The great thing was that both K-Ci and JoJo told me to not make an R&B track that was reminiscent of radio… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I don't have session players come in and guitars, I'm doing the drums, I'm doing the scratching, I'm doing every sound you… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I don't want to follow the map of what the music industry does because I've already lived the industry and I still… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
I like soul, I like rock, I like new wave, I like punk music, I like blues, I like jazz, and I… — DJ Premier Copy Share Image
That's the thing with social media: it's a gift and a curse. It's cool on one level, but it's also bad. — DJ Premier Copy Share
My crew used to listen to 'Taking It to the Top' by Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. — DJ Premier Copy Share
All of our other albums were consecutive year after year: 'No More Mr. Nice Guy,' 'Step in the Arena,' 'Daily Operation,' 'Hard to Earn.'… — DJ Premier Copy Share
Jazz came from the streets, hip-hop came from the streets. It's just a different language. It's all borne out of hard times, struggle, and… — DJ Premier Copy Share
A lot of Friday nights, Guru and I would go kick it with Biggie, since he was just three blocks down from us. — DJ Premier Copy Share
All my idols have been in the studio with me, because they wanted to be there. — DJ Premier Copy Share
DWYCK' was only intended to be a B-side of 'Take It Personal,' because we had done a record with Nice & Smooth for their… — DJ Premier Copy Share
Guru's family gave me a piece of his ashes. I saw the gold box of ashes that his father had when we had the… — DJ Premier Copy Share
I always followed my heart and if my heart said I gotta pack up and go, I'm gone. — DJ Premier Copy Share
Every now and then there might be a beat someone turned down that I have as an unused beat. But everything that predominantly matches… — DJ Premier Copy Share
I've always cared about how certain songs fade into other ones and which songs should follow others. I studied that as a consumer and… — DJ Premier Copy Share
I'm known for taking a long time getting music out, partially, my schedule is bananas, I'm only human, and then on top of that,… — DJ Premier Copy Share
I grew up in a town called Prairie View. It's like 45 minutes outside of Houston. — DJ Premier Copy Share
