I really don't believe in going too far out of your way to hunt down somebody to do a song. — El-P Copy Share Image
There's a responsibility as a musician to do the music that you want to hear. — El-P Copy Share Image
I don't have any delusions of grandeur. I just want to make music that doesn't make me bored. — El-P Copy Share Image
Anything that gets to the more emotional and dark side of music, I always enjoy. — El-P Copy Share Image
When we're putting out records that people are responding to, it's amazing. And it's obviously what we shoot for every time. It's… — El-P Copy Share Image
Maybe my great struggle, and it's probably not anything different from too many other people, but it certainly is what drives the… — El-P Copy Share Image
Run the Jewels, our role is this: We can provide some music and some swagger in the face of doom and in… — El-P Copy Share Image
Music can feel empowering, or it can give a natural emotional voice to something people can't express. This is why it's beautiful. — El-P Copy Share Image
I'm of the generation that discovered Aerosmith because of Run-DMC. They just looked crazy to me. They were the dudes in the… — El-P Copy Share Image
'Meow The Jewels' was a nightmare of a promise I had to fulfill. We made a joke that if the fans gave… — El-P Copy Share Image
One of the reasons why I thought it was a good decision to put Def Jux on hold is that it's a… — El-P Copy Share Image
There are all the offsprings of people who are influenced by punk. It sounds completely different - but it's still rock 'n'… — El-P Copy Share Image
The worst part is that if you become part of a major - all these independent labels become farm teams for your… — El-P Copy Share Image
When writing songs, especially if they're kinda semi-true to you, a lot of people hide behind whatever their idea of themselves is… — El-P Copy Share Image
The thing I love about music is, if you do it long enough, you get better and better at translating what's in… — El-P Copy Share Image
I'm really pretty ridiculous about how much I work on my music, and I don't look at it as necessarily a good… — El-P Copy Share Image
All I ever wanted to do, personally, was bring something new to what I loved: the thing that I loved the most,… — El-P Copy Share Image
I think that every record label has its trials and tribulations, its ups and downs. The only thing you can do is… — El-P Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is, if you're not putting out stuff that people are feeling, then your record label doesn't mean… — El-P Copy Share Image
There is a difference these days between who's making the music and buying the music, in terms of the way that they… — El-P Copy Share Image
I'm not mad at digital media at all; I just see the importance and beauty of physical media. — El-P Copy Share
Standing up for what you believe is right, as well as standing up for what you believe is funny, standing up for what you… — El-P Copy Share
For me, growing up in hip-hop culture, it's all about having the next style, the new fashion, the new way to express yourself, the… — El-P Copy Share
Most people aren't happy about being consistent and staying at the same place for years. People want forward progress and motion. — El-P Copy Share
Any issue and any problem, no matter what height you look at it from, no matter how much you extend past the first fractal,… — El-P Copy Share
I really don't believe in going too far out of your way to hunt down somebody to do a song. — El-P Copy Share
The last Company Flow reunion show in New York City was pretty insane. Everybody knew all the words to every song; everybody had smiles… — El-P Copy Share
At a young age, I really wanted to make music and make my own sort of thing. I'm sure if it wasn't music, it… — El-P Copy Share
One of the reasons why I thought it was a good decision to put Def Jux on hold is that it's a hell of… — El-P Copy Share
I am trying to change hip-hop music because I do feel there are places people can go with production and the structure of an… — El-P Copy Share
I'm not really one of these people who's been known for particularly hopeful sentiments. — El-P Copy Share
I had a boom box with a dual cassette deck and a mic, so I used to make pause tapes. I think a lot… — El-P Copy Share
