Dudes I work with have to be like-minded to where I just hand them a beat that has a chorus and they can do with them what they gotta do. If they can't do that, I usually don't work with… — Madlib Copy Share Image
Dizzy Gillespie would come by, eating gumbo. It was crazy. My grandparents were friends with all of them. Dee Dee Bridgewater, all of them, they'd come through. — Madlib Copy Share Image
The equipment doesn't matter, it's the vibe you put into it. If the music sounds good, music sounds good. — Madlib Copy Share Image
I do a few shows every year, but I'm mostly at home, making music. Day and night. — Madlib Copy Share Image
My family brainwashed me, like I'm brainwashing my children. They brainwashed me with good taste. — Madlib Copy Share Image
At one point, I took a year off just to listen to music and really digest it. I listened to everything you could imagine. — Madlib Copy Share Image
Sometimes I will slow down the beat for one bar on purpose, just to see if the rapper can adapt his flow and stay… — Madlib Copy Share Image
I search for records that I've found on YouTube. If I can't get the record it doesn't matter to me, I'll bump the YouTube… — Madlib Copy Share Image
Prince Paul's one of my teachers. He's always been one of my main inspirations as far as interludes go and getting a little quirky… — Madlib Copy Share Image
I think a lot of guys are influenced by 'Pinata.' I fathered a lot of styles off that album. — Madlib Copy Share Image
I guess I only work with versatile rappers, chameleons like Guilty Simpson, J Dilla, and Doom. — Madlib Copy Share Image
I've always done music with so-called thug- or gangster-type lyricists. I've always been associated with that because I'm from the West Coast. — Madlib Copy Share Image
