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title: "2 Composing Quotes By Oneohtrix Point Never"
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> [I had it calcified inside me that that was the ultimate state of composing. Being Brian Wilson. Being simultaneously a genius and sort of lost at sea - not really knowing what you're doing but reaching for the stars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/i-had-it-calcified-inside-me-that-that-was-the-ultimate-state-of/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

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> [Nothing's ever easy about composing for other people's projects, but I like it. I've been lucky to have worked with adventurous directors who trust me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/nothing-s-ever-easy-about-composing-for-other-people-s-projects-but-i/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

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## Other authors on Composing

## More by Oneohtrix Point Never

> [As a movie fan, I remember Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence Bender and the sort of energy around 'Reservoir Dogs,' and the jump from 'Reservoir…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/as-a-movie-fan-i-remember-quentin-tarantino-and-lawrence-bender-and/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

> [The easiest way for me to tell someone what I do is to say that I'm a non-musician who practises and produces music. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/the-easiest-way-for-me-to-tell-someone-what-i-do-is-to-say-that-i-m-a/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

> [I just like cliches. I like tvtropes.com. It's pretty much my bible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/i-just-like-cliches-i-like-tvtropes-com-it-s-pretty-much-my-bible/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

> [Music that is considered minimalism - or post-minimalism music in general - things of that nature or that come from that tradition, or even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/music-that-is-considered-minimalism-or-post-minimalism-music-in/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

> [The promotional cycle's this staging area for failure. I hate it! Why bother when everyone's either gonna steal the album or copy it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/the-promotional-cycle-s-this-staging-area-for-failure-i-hate-it-why/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

> [I was a failed grunge kid who was too nerdy to totally get down with rock.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/i-was-a-failed-grunge-kid-who-was-too-nerdy-to-totally-get-down-with/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

> [Before puberty, it seems like I was more or less smiling a lot. I was really outgoing and wanted to have a happy life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/before-puberty-it-seems-like-i-was-more-or-less-smiling-a-lot-i-was/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

> [Kitsch is very important to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/kitsch-is-very-important-to-me/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

> [I basically am always chasing this super enhanced stimulation from music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/i-basically-am-always-chasing-this-super-enhanced-stimulation-from/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

> [I saw Double Leopards play at my school and realized there were other ways to approach noisy music that weren't necessarily aggressive. That became…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/i-saw-double-leopards-play-at-my-school-and-realized-there-were-other/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

> [I'm super into dudes like Megazord, Jon Rafman, Rasmus Emanuel Svensson, Tabor Robak, and Michael Willis to name a few.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/i-m-super-into-dudes-like-megazord-jon-rafman-rasmus-emanuel-svensson/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

> [I realize that I've had Ian Van Dahl: 'Castles in the Sky,' the Ibiza jam, periodically stuck in my head for years, like years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/i-realize-that-i-ve-had-ian-van-dahl-castles-in-the-sky-the-ibiza-jam/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

> [I'm down for indefinitely chilling as long as I'm not self-aware during it. That seems like it could be torture on some level but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/i-m-down-for-indefinitely-chilling-as-long-as-i-m-not-self-aware/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

> [All of those 10cc 'Not in Love'-type synthetic choir sounds on 'Replica' are all from the Omnisphere. We used a lot of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/all-of-those-10cc-not-in-love-type-synthetic-choir-sounds-on-replica/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

> [My friends and I have often discussed the plausibility of a connection between qualitatively bad music and quantifiably successful music, often citing the example…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oneohtrix-point-never/my-friends-and-i-have-often-discussed-the-plausibility-of-a/)

[Oneohtrix Point Never](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oneohtrix-point-never/)

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