--- title: "15 Way Quotes By El-P" description: "15 Way quotes by El-P. Plus more from El-P and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0c/el-p-2359_attempting_i-would-feel-pretty-embarrassed-if-i-was_1559872.png" --- > [I would feel pretty embarrassed if I was doing what I do and I wasn't at least attempting the eloquent translation of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-would-feel-pretty-embarrassed-if-i-was-doing-what-i-do-and-i-wasn-t/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0c/el-p-2359_attempting_i-would-feel-pretty-embarrassed-if-i-was_1559872.png) > [My New York, the one I identify with as a kid, has greatly changed. And I'm sure the people who were adults…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/my-new-york-the-one-i-identify-with-as-a-kid-has-greatly-changed-and/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/142/el-p-2359_changed_my-new-york-the-one-i-identify-with-as-a_1747279.png) > [A lot of people thought 'Funcrusher' was super dark and hopeless, and I don't think it was hopeless in any way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/a-lot-of-people-thought-funcrusher-was-super-dark-and-hopeless-and-i/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/el-p-2359_dark_a-lot-of-people-thought-funcrusher-was-s_2001955.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0a/el-p-2359_believe_i-really-don-t-believe-in-going-too-far_73272.png) > [I always liked the idea that you can put something in you onto a canvas or a piece of paper and have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-always-liked-the-idea-that-you-can-put-something-in-you-onto-a/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/511/el-p-2359_artist_i-always-liked-the-idea-that-you-can-put_229839.jpg) > [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) > [I really am not interested in making political music per se. I'm making personal records, but at the same time, I'm very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-really-am-not-interested-in-making-political-music-per-se-i-m/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/450/el-p-2359_day-life_i-really-am-not-interested-in-making-pol_2157408.png) > [There is a difference these days between who's making the music and buying the music, in terms of the way that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/there-is-a-difference-these-days-between-who-s-making-the-music-and/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ba/el-p-2359_buying_there-is-a-difference-these-days-between_1018089.png) > [For me, growing up in hip-hop culture, it's all about having the next style, the new fashion, the new way to express…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1df/el-p-2359_beats_for-me-growing-up-in-hip-hop-culture-it_12832.png) > [I don't necessarily think the way people do, but that's not my problem. My problem is not to reinforce or destroy any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-don-t-necessarily-think-the-way-people-do-but-that-s-not-my-problem/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/el-p-2359_ideas_i-don-t-necessarily-think-the-way-people_625933.png) > [I think branching out is cool, but I think that you have to branch out in a way that makes some sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-think-branching-out-is-cool-but-i-think-that-you-have-to-branch-out/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/557/el-p-2359_branches_i-think-branching-out-is-cool-but-i-thin_1326720.png) > [There's a lot of pretense out there. It can be exhausting. When people see something genuine, even if it's something as simple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/there-s-a-lot-of-pretense-out-there-it-can-be-exhausting-when-people/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/el-p-2359_big_there-s-a-lot-of-pretense-out-there-it-c_625156.png) > [You can't turn back technology and you can't turn back authoritarianism. You can't have one hand in the dirt and one hand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/you-can-t-turn-back-technology-and-you-can-t-turn-back/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d20/el-p-2359_authoritarianism_you-can-t-turn-back-technology-and-you-c_3141628.jpg) > [I think that people have been claiming hip-hop as being dead since the moment it started. I think there are people -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-think-that-people-have-been-claiming-hip-hop-as-being-dead-since-2/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f72/el-p-2359_art_i-think-that-people-have-been-claiming-h_2828977.jpg) > [I do these records. All of these ideas that I have, that I put out there, that inspire me to write, are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-do-these-records-all-of-these-ideas-that-i-have-that-i-put-out/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3e/el-p-2359_ideas_i-do-these-records-all-of-these-ideas-th_2956332.png) ## Other authors on Way ## 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/way/el-p/#itemlist", "name": "15 Way Quotes By El-P", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I would feel pretty embarrassed if I was doing what I do and I wasn't at least attempting the eloquent translation of the human experience in some way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "El-P" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-would-feel-pretty-embarrassed-if-i-was-doing-what-i-do-and-i-wasn-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0c/el-p-2359_attempting_i-would-feel-pretty-embarrassed-if-i-was_1559872.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0c/el-p-2359_attempting_i-would-feel-pretty-embarrassed-if-i-was_1559872.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0c/el-p-2359_attempting_i-would-feel-pretty-embarrassed-if-i-was_1559872.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I would feel pretty embarrassed if I was doing what I do and I wasn't at least attempting the eloquent…” — El-P", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My New York, the one I identify with as a kid, has greatly changed. 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I can't sit still; I have no nostalgia. 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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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "El-P" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-don-t-necessarily-think-the-way-people-do-but-that-s-not-my-problem/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/el-p-2359_ideas_i-don-t-necessarily-think-the-way-people_625933.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/el-p-2359_ideas_i-don-t-necessarily-think-the-way-people_625933.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/el-p-2359_ideas_i-don-t-necessarily-think-the-way-people_625933.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't necessarily think the way people do, but that's not my problem. 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