Dubstep didn't invent bass, it just zoned in on it. Bass…

Basically, there were three aspects of dub that influenced dubstep. The most important was playing the instrumental versions of vocal garage tracks, which was…

— Kode9

I wrote a short article called "Yardcore" for that issue, too, as an attempt to talk about the Jamaican influence on garage, grime and…

— Kode9

There is an uninformed myth circulating just now that makes dubstep way too important in the musical universe - don't believe the hype.

— Kode9

Black Sabbath was written on bass: I just walked into the studio and went, bah, bah, bah, and everybody joined in and we just…

— Geezer Butler

Instruments are expensive, aren't they? But it's your art though. It's a lot of money but it's your instrument - imagine buying a bass…

— NAO

The bass is just the crayon that I picked out of the box. I'd probably be writing similar stuff if I played guitar or…

— Les Claypool

I've always said the bass just happens to be the crayon I picked out of the box. I'd still be drawing the same pictures...…

— Les Claypool

I feel like there's a young generation of producers who are taking inspiration from dubstep but trying to push it in other directions.

— Kieran Hebden

“I want to kill everybody in the world, I want to eat your heart...out”

— Anonymous

I couldn't make a real drum'n'bass or dubstep record to save my life. But I can be influenced by them in small ways.

— DJ Shadow

“Ho tanti motivi, nessuno orecchiabile.”

— Veronica Vitale

I saw someone label me as a dubstep producer but I'm definitely not a dubstep producer. There's nothing wrong with that, though, because that's…

— AraabMuzik

Dubstep has been big in the UK for years. I'm fine with hearing a dubstep drop in any song.

— Katy B

“The rhythm of movement is the dance of music.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

I make dance music because I love to dance. But I want to think at the same time.

— Stromae