I would rather have 10 people working on a record that are really committed and believe in it and love it, than… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
Frequently, when I'm compared to someone, I'm like, "Is that really what people think I sound like?" — DJ Shadow People Copy Share Image
I got asked to remix a lot of movie themes, like Mission Impossible, which other people ended up doing quite well. But… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
I don't care if I get kicked out of every rich kid club on the planet. I will never sacrifice my integrity… — DJ Shadow Care Copy Share Image
Any good album title has multiple meanings, and I like choosing titles where I find myself repeating it, almost like a mantra. — DJ Shadow Albums Copy Share Image
Things go wrong when the people who control that world stop listening to their own instincts and start catering to their fan… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
Everything right now tends to be the same and very aggressive, and I think people are getting a little burned out on… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
If I have a chance to positively impact how the populace views DJs, then I'm going to try to do my part… — DJ Shadow Chance Copy Share Image
The music that I have always liked has always been more rooted in anger or sadness or alienation or any of those… — DJ Shadow Aesthetic Copy Share Image
I just felt, at the time, a little bit relieved, because I was kinda counting the days: 'Come on! Let's get these… — DJ Shadow Home Copy Share Image
Sometimes there's this balance: if you try to clear 10 things you'll probably get lucky and be able to clear most of… — DJ Shadow Balance Copy Share Image
I saw. I wanted to start my own store so people would know that what they were buying was real. There were… — DJ Shadow Buying Copy Share Image
I think one of the things about ageing is the jagged peaks become a little bit mellower...? Heheh. And I feel like… — DJ Shadow Ageing Copy Share Image
I've tried to tell people that the reason I don't really get excited over good press is that I don't want to… — DJ Shadow Bad press Copy Share Image
I have a natural fear of anything that feels like celebrating my own past to an extent that doesn't allow me to… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
Just like on Guitar Hero, there are things that are similar and things that are not similar at all. When I first… — DJ Shadow Djs Copy Share Image
As far as the mechanics of how the music was made, there's no denying: Endtroducing was extremely simple. That's not to denigrate… — DJ Shadow Beast Copy Share Image
The reason why it is that strong, and why HipHop is so inbred, is that there is a very structured wheel, a… — DJ Shadow Attitude Copy Share Image
I was sort of like a kid in a candy store, realizing it was fun making beats without the perceived burden that… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
The story I always recite - and have had to recite so many times over the years to different lawyers and different… — DJ Shadow Big ones Copy Share Image
When I play that music live nowadays, there's a lot of things I feel I'd like to do - even things I… — DJ Shadow Audience Copy Share Image
I think a band - even a band that's been around as long as the Rolling Stones - I think that's still… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
I always managed to fly a bit below the radar, but high enough to avoid colliding into anything. — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
I was asked to do TV ads for Macintosh. Nowadays, I think anybody would jump at that but, at the time, it… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
Yeah, I do. HipHop was, though I would not say all, cause I try to keep myself open to other things, but… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
My core values are still the same about music, and my work ethic, and what I want to represent to people. — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
I always like to remain a fan, put it that way: and I like to hold the idealised version of what these… — DJ Shadow Art Copy Share Image
There are a lot of music startups that don't have anything to do with anyone's love for music. It has to do… — DJ Shadow Bahamas Copy Share Image
I remember when the big shift happened in 1996-97, when suddenly it dawned on the music community: 'We should license our music… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
If you think of any long-term artist that makes music throughout several decades, you would hope that it's autobiographical and a form… — DJ Shadow Approach Copy Share Image
It's about respecting what I think people like about the original music. I'm not gonna ever take it to the extent that… — DJ Shadow Moments Copy Share Image
I think I would be much more enthusiastic about a band that covered more than just one particular album of mine. I… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
As for my store, most artists' sites send you to a third-party storefront like iTunes, whereas we're disseminating it ourselves. I was… — DJ Shadow Art Copy Share Image
I'm trying to satirize what it's like to be a recording artist in 2011. I realize that standing on a soap box… — DJ Shadow Age Copy Share Image
![“I saw. I wanted to start my own store so people would know that what they were buying was real. There were bootlegs around at the time that had my name on the cover, but the music had nothing to do with me. I'm not trying to compare myself to [Jimmie] Hendrix, but back in the '70s, there were some…” quote by DJ Shadow](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/371/dj-shadow-9306_buying_i-saw-i-wanted-to-start-my-own-store-so_1621476.jpg)
