When people score films, the job is to be visual. When people make music, it's about evoking feeling. It's great when you… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
Change the sound. Make people rethink what they're doing. That's what I really wanna do. — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
Blaxploitation films were black films targeting black people. They were films made to appeal to a culture in a way that was… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
A lot of people record on a laptop and use plug-ins, which might be OK for the kind of music that they're… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
When people make the educated argument that things should go back, it's more like going back to a feeling they had when… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
People don't realize how much it means to your music to record on tape, whether it be for new music or old… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
My music sounds different because the techniques are archaic, seeing as most people only record digitally. — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
I always feel like young people are more emotionally in tune with new and timeless music. — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
When I did 'Venice Dawn,' there were times where people would cry after listening to it. — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
The easy answer is to say that it's a part for black people to see black heroes, but to me it's important… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
I grew up, and I'm getting the chance to make music with the people I idolized. — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
I try to make classics. I don't try to make things that aren't good. It's always a pleasure to see that people… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
People like RZA and DJ Premier are really on the balcony to scope my musical theories. They also help me focus on making sure… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
A lot of Ennio Morricone's music is just - it's very soulful, very cinematic, and very psychedelic. — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
When you get above the line, you're above the line. So my thing is I just want to make music where I am always… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
'Luke Cage' is a gift. There's so many different ways you can look at it. — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
When people score films, the job is to be visual. When people make music, it's about evoking feeling. It's great when you get both… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
I don't like to focus on just hip-hop because with hip-hop, I can only do so much; with a vocalist, I can only do… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
Luke Cage is seen in 'Jessica Jones,' but he doesn't really come into his own until the 'Luke Cage' series. That's when you really… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
It's the ownership of what's off that's the beauty in art. Its not about being exactly perfect. — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
When you're composing for somebody, that means you have a boss. You have to do what it takes to, at the end of the… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
I like golden-era hip-hop because they were recording on a 2-inch tape. There was dirty, raw sampling. It's nasty. It has a vibe to… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image