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> [Everyone who makes music is a good collaborator at their foundation because in order to make music, you have to connect to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z/everyone-who-makes-music-is-a-good-collaborator-at-their-foundation/)

[Jay-Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c4/jay-z-713_foundation_everyone-who-makes-music-is-a-good-colla_13637.jpg)

> [As a film composer, you have to be a good collaborator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ramin-djawadi/as-a-film-composer-you-have-to-be-a-good-collaborator/)

[Ramin Djawadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ramin-djawadi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/ramin-djawadi-7742_cinema_as-a-film-composer-you-have-to-be-a-good_1294661.jpg)

> [I'd probably end up doing the same thing over and over. We're creatures of habit. We know what we know. With collaboration...and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/i-d-probably-end-up-doing-the-same-thing-over-and-over-we-re/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ff/dave-koz-32303_able_i-d-probably-end-up-doing-the-same-thing_1469494.jpg)

> [I was constantly reading books about how to direct, and asking directors, 'How do you do it?' And when I finally actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susanna-fogel/i-was-constantly-reading-books-about-how-to-direct-and-asking/)

[Susanna Fogel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susanna-fogel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e73/susanna-fogel-14377_books_i-was-constantly-reading-books-about-how_2123901.jpg)

> [Honestly, I've just made music so long by myself, in some ways I don't feel I'm a very good collaborator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/washed-out/honestly-i-ve-just-made-music-so-long-by-myself-in-some-ways-i-don-t/)

[Washed Out](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/washed-out/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad1/washed-out-6899_collaborator_honestly-i-ve-just-made-music-so-long-by_2455173.jpg)

> [I'm not a good collaborator in general.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-quinn-yarbro/i-m-not-a-good-collaborator-in-general/)

[Chelsea Quinn Yarbro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-quinn-yarbro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/chelsea-quinn-yarbro-30725_collaborator_i-m-not-a-good-collaborator-in-general-2_2673234.jpg)

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