Song Quotes by El-P

I just don't believe in making music about making music anymore.

— El-P

I really don't believe in going too far out of your way to hunt down somebody to do a song.

— El-P

There's a responsibility as a musician to do the music that you want to hear.

— El-P

I don't have any delusions of grandeur. I just want to make music that doesn't make me bored.

— El-P

Anything that gets to the more emotional and dark side of music, I always enjoy.

— El-P

Maybe my great struggle, and it's probably not anything different from too many other people, but it certainly is what drives the…

— El-P

When we're putting out records that people are responding to, it's amazing. And it's obviously what we shoot for every time. It's…

— El-P

There are all the offsprings of people who are influenced by punk. It sounds completely different - but it's still rock 'n'…

— El-P

'Meow The Jewels' was a nightmare of a promise I had to fulfill. We made a joke that if the fans gave…

— El-P

One of the reasons why I thought it was a good decision to put Def Jux on hold is that it's a…

— El-P

I'm of the generation that discovered Aerosmith because of Run-DMC. They just looked crazy to me. They were the dudes in the…

— El-P

Music can feel empowering, or it can give a natural emotional voice to something people can't express. This is why it's beautiful.

— El-P

Run the Jewels, our role is this: We can provide some music and some swagger in the face of doom and in…

— El-P

The worst part is that if you become part of a major - all these independent labels become farm teams for your…

— El-P

When writing songs, especially if they're kinda semi-true to you, a lot of people hide behind whatever their idea of themselves is…

— El-P

All I ever wanted to do, personally, was bring something new to what I loved: the thing that I loved the most,…

— El-P

The thing I love about music is, if you do it long enough, you get better and better at translating what's in…

— El-P

I'm really pretty ridiculous about how much I work on my music, and I don't look at it as necessarily a good…

— El-P

There is a difference these days between who's making the music and buying the music, in terms of the way that they…

— El-P

The fact of the matter is, if you're not putting out stuff that people are feeling, then your record label doesn't mean…

— El-P

I think that every record label has its trials and tribulations, its ups and downs. The only thing you can do is…

— El-P