We all want recognition and validation to an extent for our art, but greatness as a trade for decency is a risky… — El-P Copy Share Image
I was raised by women. The men in my life were either not there or not good when they were there. — El-P Copy Share Image
I believe that if you're an artist, it's like a gift. If you can do this for a living and you can… — El-P Copy Share Image
I think you get to a certain point in your life and where you grew up stops reminding you of when you… — El-P Copy Share Image
You've gotta be an outsider a little bit to shake yourself loose from the mill, the "machine." In order to even cut… — El-P Copy Share Image
I remember listening to 'Low End Theory': I had been kicked out of high school. I was in GED school in the… — El-P Copy Share Image
At the core of everything I do, is not my ambition but my desire to make music. Somewhere along the line I… — El-P Copy Share Image
I believe that if you're an artist, it's like a gift. If you can do this for a living and you can… — El-P Copy Share Image
If you are a good writer you use your life experience to do something different than someone who is 20-years-old can do.… — El-P Copy Share Image
I really am not interested in making political music per se. I'm making personal records, but at the same time, I'm very… — El-P Copy Share Image
The bravest artists I've ever known have always been graf artists. Risking your life and your freedom is no joke. — El-P Copy Share Image
If you live in a crowded area of Brooklyn or Manhattan, having a car is a hindrance. It doesn't even make sense.… — El-P Copy Share Image
I've lived in New York City all my life. I love New York City; I've never moved from New York City. Have… — El-P Copy Share Image
I've been approached by major labels every single year of my existence as an artist. Since 1996. — El-P Copy Share Image
I do these records. All of these ideas that I have, that I put out there, that inspire me to write, are… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I'm not really one of these people who's been known for particularly hopeful sentiments. — El-P Copy Share Image
