--- title: "11 Want Quotes By El-P" description: "11 Want quotes by El-P. Plus more from El-P and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/el-p-2359_bored_i-don-t-have-any-delusions-of-grandeur-i_3128907.png" --- > [I don't have any delusions of grandeur. I just want to make music that doesn't make me bored.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-don-t-have-any-delusions-of-grandeur-i-just-want-to-make-music-that/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/731/el-p-2359_bored_i-don-t-have-any-delusions-of-grandeur-i_3128907.png) > [If you ask me what people want from me, they would probably just want me to be true to what I'm doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/if-you-ask-me-what-people-want-from-me-they-would-probably-just-want/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/572/el-p-2359_ask-me_if-you-ask-me-what-people-want-from-me-t_1928179.png) > [Everyone just wants to feel good, and I don't think that all music is designed to make you feel good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/everyone-just-wants-to-feel-good-and-i-don-t-think-that-all-music-is/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/290/el-p-2359_feel_everyone-just-wants-to-feel-good-and-i-d_2160229.png) > [There's a responsibility as a musician to do the music that you want to hear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/there-s-a-responsibility-as-a-musician-to-do-the-music-that-you-want/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08e/el-p-2359_inspirational_there-s-a-responsibility-as-a-musician-t_2517192.png) > [I really want to produce a record for Mary J. Blige.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-really-want-to-produce-a-record-for-mary-j-blige/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/280/el-p-2359_mary_i-really-want-to-produce-a-record-for-ma_1271303.png) > [My whole mode is to do what I want to do and let people understand me through that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/my-whole-mode-is-to-do-what-i-want-to-do-and-let-people-understand-me/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59a/el-p-2359_feel_my-whole-mode-is-to-do-what-i-want-to-do_969197.png) > [No doubt, there are times when I'm like "We have all gotten really used to saying whatever the f - k we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/no-doubt-there-are-times-when-i-m-like-we-have-all-gotten-really-used/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c9/el-p-2359_doubt_no-doubt-there-are-times-when-i-m-like-w_2155201.png) > [Most people aren't happy about being consistent and staying at the same place for years. People want forward progress and motion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/most-people-aren-t-happy-about-being-consistent-and-staying-at-the/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e2/el-p-2359_consistent_most-people-aren-t-happy-about-being-con_40406.png) > [I couldn't really be a part of high school, because I have a terrible time doing things that I don't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-couldn-t-really-be-a-part-of-high-school-because-i-have-a-terrible/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/el-p-2359_doing-things_i-couldn-t-really-be-a-part-of-high-scho_1913259.png) > [My problem is not to reinforce or destroy any ideas anyone might have about me, how I do what I do, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/my-problem-is-not-to-reinforce-or-destroy-any-ideas-anyone-might-have/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/710/el-p-2359_i-can_my-problem-is-not-to-reinforce-or-destro_1681038.jpg) > [The worst part is that if you become part of a major - all these independent labels become farm teams for your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/the-worst-part-is-that-if-you-become-part-of-a-major-all-these/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/el-p-2359_able_the-worst-part-is-that-if-you-become-par_2632049.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## More by El-P > [I'm not mad at digital media at all; I just see the importance and beauty of physical media.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-m-not-mad-at-digital-media-at-all-i-just-see-the-importance-and/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [Standing up for what you believe is right, as well as standing up for what you believe is funny, standing up for what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/standing-up-for-what-you-believe-is-right-as-well-as-standing-up-for/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [For me, growing up in hip-hop culture, it's all about having the next style, the new fashion, the new way to express yourself, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/for-me-growing-up-in-hip-hop-culture-it-s-all-about-having-the-next/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [I definitely grew up on Garfield. I just loved his pessimism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-definitely-grew-up-on-garfield-i-just-loved-his-pessimism/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [Most people aren't happy about being consistent and staying at the same place for years. People want forward progress and motion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/most-people-aren-t-happy-about-being-consistent-and-staying-at-the/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [Any issue and any problem, no matter what height you look at it from, no matter how much you extend past the first fractal,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/any-issue-and-any-problem-no-matter-what-height-you-look-at-it-from/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [I really don't believe in going too far out of your way to hunt down somebody to do a song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-really-don-t-believe-in-going-too-far-out-of-your-way-to-hunt-down/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [The last Company Flow reunion show in New York City was pretty insane. Everybody knew all the words to every song; everybody had smiles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/the-last-company-flow-reunion-show-in-new-york-city-was-pretty-insane/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [At a young age, I really wanted to make music and make my own sort of thing. I'm sure if it wasn't music, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/at-a-young-age-i-really-wanted-to-make-music-and-make-my-own-sort-of/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 hell of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/one-of-the-reasons-why-i-thought-it-was-a-good-decision-to-put-def/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [I am trying to change hip-hop music because I do feel there are places people can go with production and the structure of an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-am-trying-to-change-hip-hop-music-because-i-do-feel-there-are/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [I'm not really one of these people who's been known for particularly hopeful sentiments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-m-not-really-one-of-these-people-who-s-been-known-for-particularly/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [I think it's impossible for hip-hop to be a dying art form.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-think-it-s-impossible-for-hip-hop-to-be-a-dying-art-form/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [I like Das Racist, and so should you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-like-das-racist-and-so-should-you/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) > [I had a boom box with a dual cassette deck and a mic, so I used to make pause tapes. I think a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-had-a-boom-box-with-a-dual-cassette-deck-and-a-mic-so-i-used-to/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/el-p/#itemlist", "name": "11 Want Quotes By El-P", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't have any delusions of grandeur. 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I'm just bad at it, you know?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "El-P" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-couldn-t-really-be-a-part-of-high-school-because-i-have-a-terrible/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/el-p-2359_doing-things_i-couldn-t-really-be-a-part-of-high-scho_1913259.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/el-p-2359_doing-things_i-couldn-t-really-be-a-part-of-high-scho_1913259.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/el-p-2359_doing-things_i-couldn-t-really-be-a-part-of-high-scho_1913259.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I couldn't really be a part of high school, because I have a terrible time doing things that I don't want to…” — El-P", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My problem is not to reinforce or destroy any ideas anyone might have about me, how I do what I do, what my intentions are, the way that I do it. My only job as far as I can see is to do the music that I want to do. All those other things are completely out of my control.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "El-P" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/my-problem-is-not-to-reinforce-or-destroy-any-ideas-anyone-might-have/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/710/el-p-2359_i-can_my-problem-is-not-to-reinforce-or-destro_1681038.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/710/el-p-2359_i-can_my-problem-is-not-to-reinforce-or-destro_1681038.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/710/el-p-2359_i-can_my-problem-is-not-to-reinforce-or-destro_1681038.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My problem is not to reinforce or destroy any ideas anyone might have about me, how I do what I do, what my…” — El-P", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The worst part is that if you become part of a major - all these independent labels become farm teams for your corporate parent. Basically, you do all the work for years, blowing up an artist - you discover them, blow them up, you build their fan base. And then that artist is like, \"Okay, now I'm here. Now I want more. 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