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Music Quotes by Girl Talk

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Girl Talk explains that his records are built to be listened to as one long piece, not a quick list of 300 songs. He highlights the underground habit of sampling millions of tracks without clearance and supports Creative Commons licensing. He also says he faces negative moments head‑on and believes listening to music is more valuable today.

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I'm interested in branching out and seeing where my music goes.

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The primary goal isn't a financial gain; it's to put out interesting music.

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I like to use recognizable songs, but other than that, this song would be perfect.

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I guess people naturally try to find meaning in music.

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In the past, hearing music had more value.

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I wanted to make experimental music out of pop.

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It's hard enough to get things to work in a musical way.

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Nowadays when you buy music its like you're donating to that cause, because you most likely could hear it in some capacity…

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The point of making records for me isn't to hear 300 songs in 50 minutes; it's to hear the 50-minute piece of music.

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Throughout hip-hop people have been putting different elements with different types of music.

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I was a jaded high schooler, I was still into pop music, though not as sincerely as I am now. It was…

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I typically get around to most major cities at least once a year. I think people see that as their chance to…

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Sharing information, art, music, and everything on the internet now has become a part of everyone's lives.

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I like to give stuff away for free and play shows for cheap and not rely on music as a job.

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I listen to music constantly, and I'm always hearing things I love that I'm excited to use.

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I do try to pick music that is from different worlds and typically doesn't flow together. When you do that, you get…

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I'm trying to separate myself from other people by having songs that would be considered - technically - original things. I don't…

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I want to make new and interesting music out of pop music in a way that isn't ironic. I want to stay…

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I hear something I like, and sometimes, I think it's gonna work, and I will cut it up, try it out, try…

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In 1990 if you heard a song on the radio and you really wanted to hear it again you'd have to buy…

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When there's something negative in my life, be it in the art or the music world or in my personal life, I…

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To get 300 songs to fit together on an album, it's not like I choose 300 songs and say these are the…

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I think we're approaching an era where there's a consistent dialogue going on between artists and consumers. And I think that's going…

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I think if I lived in New York I would be really stressed out going out to a club and seeing a…

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I wasn't trying to make a following. I was just trying to make interesting music. That's not being modest, that's just being…

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I don't think my record collection or musical knowledge is vast. I just listen to the radio all the time - I'm…

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I still like weird music but there's such an overabundance that it's hard for me to stay enthusiastic about it.

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The point has always been to make music, it's not like I've always been running a giant money making scheme.

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The music is in no way politically based - I'm not trying to make a point about sampling. It may bring up…

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I didn't change much in terms of my setup or how I was making my music. It's evolved to this point where…

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I do have some weeks coming up in the summer where I will actually be in my house, and I love working…

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My music should fall under fair use because it's transformative, it's becoming its own entity, and it's not negatively impacting anyone's sales.

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That's something I've always been down with: creative commons and people being able to license their music and allow other people to…

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I can't wait to wake up in the morning and listen to music in order to try to find something to work…

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I've been dedicating my life to doing remixes and sample based music. Whether you're into it or not I'm going to continue…

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I'm just making fun music so you can let your guard down and enjoy it, don't worry about what's cool and what's…

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With rap music, there are billions and billions of samples that are uncleared that people have never been bothered about on an…

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Something that distinguishes my solo work from normal rap production is that it has a lot of melody - it's not just…

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A lot of artists are used to their music being reused online and have come to accept and embrace it. You have…

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You can feel a little vulnerable when you see people tearing you apart on the internet or saying, "It's the end of…

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Anytime there is any lyrical meaning or combination in my mixes, it's very blatant. I'm not trying to make any statement or anything like…

I'll put out an album, and people review it, and some people love it, and some people tear it apart. By nature of the…

I want the material I make to be mine; that's always the goal of the record and of the show.

I am ultimately comfortable with what I'm sampling.

The point of making records for me isn't to hear 300 songs in 50 minutes; it's to hear the 50-minute piece of music.

With rap music, there are billions and billions of samples that are uncleared that people have never been bothered about on an underground level.

The internet helps with information exchange in general so it's obviously easier to check out tracks and whatnot from different genres. I think people…

I wasn't trying to make a following. I was just trying to make interesting music. That's not being modest, that's just being realistic.

I think there's always room to grow.

That's something I've always been down with: creative commons and people being able to license their music and allow other people to reuse it…

When there's something negative in my life, be it in the art or the music world or in my personal life, I really just…

When I would play pop music at underground shows, it was offensive to some people. I wasn't doing it to piss people off: I…

To get 300 songs to fit together on an album, it's not like I choose 300 songs and say these are the ones I…

Fair use is a part of United States copyright law. You don't know if it falls under fair use until you go to court.…

In the past, hearing music had more value.