--- title: "1 Music Happens Quotes By James Blake" description: "1 Music Happens quotes by James Blake. Plus more from James Blake and more Music Happens sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d9/james-blake-28238_always_i-never-really-approach-collaborations-a_2465261.jpg" --- > [I never really approach collaborations as kind of normal things where they're arranged and they happen because you've arranged them. I've always been like this, I just have friends I hang out with, and while we're hanging out, if music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-blake/i-never-really-approach-collaborations-as-kind-of-normal-things-where/) [James Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d9/james-blake-28238_always_i-never-really-approach-collaborations-a_2465261.jpg) ## More by James Blake > [I was trying to sound like some of the people I was listening to, like Mala and Coki.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-blake/i-was-trying-to-sound-like-some-of-the-people-i-was-listening-to-like/) [James Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-blake/) > [We live with incessant music, all the time. It's like some weird musical purgatory, there is absolutely no rest for the ears, no space…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-blake/we-live-with-incessant-music-all-the-time-it-s-like-some-weird/) [James Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-blake/) > [I've been asked a lot about the state of dubstep in America, and everyone wants me to say something controversial, but I have no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-blake/i-ve-been-asked-a-lot-about-the-state-of-dubstep-in-america-and/) [James Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-blake/) > [Dubstep has everything for me. Rhythm, sound design, heartfelt emotion - all in one place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-blake/dubstep-has-everything-for-me-rhythm-sound-design-heartfelt-emotion/) [James Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-blake/) > [In terms of writing more club tracks, writing more electronically influenced - I feel like it was all electronically influenced, but now that influence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-blake/in-terms-of-writing-more-club-tracks-writing-more-electronically/) [James Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-blake/) > [I think Japanese audiences are much more attentive than a London audience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-blake/i-think-japanese-audiences-are-much-more-attentive-than-a-london/) [James Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-blake/) > [If all the elements are in place, you should get 80 percent of what a song has to offer no matter how you hear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-blake/if-all-the-elements-are-in-place-you-should-get-80-percent-of-what-a/) [James Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-blake/) > [It really surprises me that people in this day and age still write such busy music and fill up every space with layer upon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-blake/it-really-surprises-me-that-people-in-this-day-and-age-still-write/) [James Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-blake/) > [The level on which Japan seems to have picked up on my music seems to be on a more abstract level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-blake/the-level-on-which-japan-seems-to-have-picked-up-on-my-music-seems-to/) [James Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-blake/) > [I think the music that you make, often it's even better if you identify with other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-blake/i-think-the-music-that-you-make-often-it-s-even-better-if-you/) [James Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-blake/) > [At some stage in the process, most mainstream pop records are being manipulated and possibly completely rebuilt on a computer, with a visual program.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-blake/at-some-stage-in-the-process-most-mainstream-pop-records-are-being/) [James Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-blake/) > [I've been really trying to hone the art of songwriting in a way that doesn't follow any sort of guideline.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-blake/i-ve-been-really-trying-to-hone-the-art-of-songwriting-in-a-way-that/) [James Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-blake/) > [The commercialization of dubstep isn't something I'm part of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-blake/the-commercialization-of-dubstep-isn-t-something-i-m-part-of/) [James Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-blake/) > [A lot of the vocal music I've been doing recently has been quite clubby. But that's mainly because I've had more time to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-blake/a-lot-of-the-vocal-music-i-ve-been-doing-recently-has-been-quite/) [James Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-blake/) > [“There's a limit to your love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-blake/there-s-a-limit-to-your-love/) [James Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-blake/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music-happens/james-blake/#itemlist", "name": "1 Music Happens Quotes By James Blake", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never really approach collaborations as kind of normal things where they're arranged and they happen because you've arranged them. 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