All El-P Quotes
- Why should I be sober when God is so clearly dusted out his mind? Clearly
- So inane-I cause Colon Blow pain Blow
- I try to take a snapshot of who I am now, who I am becoming, as opposed to who I was when I was first… Adult
- I believe that if you're an artist, it's like a gift. If you can do this for a living and you can be involved in… Artist
- There are two types of people, two types of performers: Performers who know how to keep a show going literally when the power is gone… Experience
- There's nothing worse than being shackled by some miniscule sort of technology you have onstage, and I think your mettle is going to get tested… Get Tested
- I'm a pretty intense person. And I don't know if intense is fun. I put myself through the wringer. That's just how I work. Fun
- Everyone just wants to feel good, and I don't think that all music is designed to make you feel good. All
- I've never had a huge collection of records; I've never been a beat digga. Beat
- My favorite era of hip-hop was between '85-'89. That was the era that got me to love hip-hop. Era
- At the core of everything I do, is not my ambition but my desire to make music. Somewhere along the line I stumbled onto something… Along
- The emergence of the independent hip-hop scene has replaced what we called the "underground scene". It's what the underground scene has evolved into: actual businesses. Actual
- I think that people have been claiming hip-hop as being dead since the moment it started. I think there are people - and I can… Artist
- There is a difference these days between who's making the music and buying the music, in terms of the way that they think, grew up,… Buying
- That dark humor has always been a part of what I've done. It's always been somewhat tongue-in-cheek. Been
- I don't think hip-hop is a dying art form. I think it's impossible for hip-hop to be a dying art form. Art
- I'm not trying to change the face of hip-hop music. I'm trying to make my records and always take the next step for me. Always Take
- There are all the offsprings of people who are influenced by punk. It sounds completely different - but it's still rock 'n' roll. When hip-hop… All
- 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 fly… All
- 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,… All
- Hip-hop is always moving. It's always looking for the next style; it's always trying to one-up the last person. Always Looking
- I'm trying to consciously evolve myself. I have no delusions of grandeur. Consciously
- I don't have any delusions of grandeur. I just want to make music that doesn't make me bored. Any
- There's a responsibility as a musician to do the music that you want to hear. Hear
- Change is a direct element of hip-hop. That's the whole thing with style. Change