I love the song 'Picasso Baby,' and I think the performance art piece was brilliant. I love that fact that Jay Z… — Adrian Younge Art Copy Share Image
I was really raised on hip-hop, and hip-hop introduced me basically to all the music I listen to now. — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
When you get older, you try to get what you wanted as a kid. Maybe you wanted an arcade in your house… — Adrian Younge Arcade Copy Share Image
Blaxploitation films were black films targeting black people. They were films made to appeal to a culture in a way that was… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
Luke Cage is seen in 'Jessica Jones,' but he doesn't really come into his own until the 'Luke Cage' series. That's when… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
I always compare myself to what I did last, so I've got to try and beat what I did last. I'm always… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
Having Ghost and Raekwon together on multiple tracks is almost like cheating because they fit so well together. Their chemistry is undeniable,… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
The ramifications that you set for yourself can inspire you to do things that you would have never thought of because, once… — Adrian Younge Inspiration Copy Share Image
I can't do too much musical movement with a lot of MC's, because they don't know how to follow me. But with… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
People don't realize how much it means to your music to record on tape, whether it be for new music or old… — Adrian Younge Computers Copy Share Image
I basically wake up at five in the morning and grab coffee and just get to the studio. And I have a… — Adrian Younge Coffee Copy Share Image
'Luke Cage' came out in 1972 at the height of the blaxploitation era. It was a literary response to this notion of… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
Cee Lo - to me, his voice is classic; I've personally said to him before, 'For me, your voice is as special… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
I remember those moments in my life when the tape came out on that Tuesday, and I went to Sam Goody to… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
I try to find a vocalist that I don't have to make better. I try to find a vocalist that can make… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
Basically, if you work hard and practice an instrument every day, you'll learn how to play like a professional. You'll get better… — Adrian Younge Day Copy Share Image
I'd never record digitally. It's not because its' a horrible way to record, it's just not the best way to record my… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
I don't like to focus on just hip-hop because with hip-hop, I can only do so much; with a vocalist, I can… — Adrian Younge Focus Copy Share Image
I started buying ill, obscure records, and then I saw Portishead and Air live, and my mouth was on the ground. — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
To me, recording with live instruments and tape takes things back to an older sound that I like but that's still fresh. — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
As me being somebody that makes arguably nostalgic music, I cannot stand when somebody tries to make old music just to sound… — Adrian Younge Being Copy Share Image
As a freelance artist, you have to please somebody instead of just making music. But when the employer trusts and leans on… — Adrian Younge Art Copy Share Image
I don't have any computers in my studio, it's all analog tape. All analog tape, all old equipment, I mean my mics… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
When you're recording live, really good vintage instruments onto two-inch tape, it's the best fidelity you can get. — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
I like golden-era hip-hop because they were recording on a 2-inch tape. There was dirty, raw sampling. It's nasty. It has a… — Adrian Younge Copy Share Image
I think that being a film composer, someone that gets it and actually applies the music, it allows you to open up… — Adrian Younge Approach Copy Share Image
When people make the educated argument that things should go back, it's more like going back to a feeling they had when… — Adrian Younge Argument Copy Share Image
