Here's the thing... when people start making music, they start borrowing styles from other people, because that's what you do. You start by recreating hip-hop beats you've heard from other people, or you start mimicking other people, or you're just… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
Everything needs to be catchy because a listener is either going to stay with the song or lose interest in the first five seconds.… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
Ke$ha is her art; there is no curtain you peel back to find the real person. And with Ke$ha, you never know what to… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
I'm not particularly good at anything. I'm not an incredible guitarist or piano player or songwriter. I think what I do is, when I… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
In hip hop, it's a lot more about lacing a hot track. I start it, I help mix it, I help write it, I… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
I'm not a huge L.A. fan, but I go there for the winter every year. We usually rent a house and have massive house… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
I used to link up boom boxes, record one take, play it into another boom box then play all that back into the other… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
I used to cold call labels and pretend I was one of their artist's attorneys. I'd say, 'This is Jay-Z's attorney, we need to… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
Always be different; don't follow the rules. Don't do what anyone tells you. Don't use the same sounds as people; don't use the same… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
I can be at my house sitting there making music alone, and every single time I've ever done that the first thing I do… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
My studio's always in my house. I want to wake up and be like, 'You know I'm gonna make music today in my underwear.… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
Is it easy for me to write from a female point of view? Yeah, I am a female. I'm a very sensitive type of… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
Basically, any time you have a real life experience, that can be a song. Because no matter how crazy or weird you are, somebody's… — Benny Blanco Copy Share Image
