You have to follow your instinct, and that's what I've tried to do all my life, whether in music or anything. — Erol Alkan Instinct Copy Share Image
About 20 years ago, I had a dream in which somebody sang one of the most beautiful melodies I'd ever heard, and… — Erol Alkan Beautiful Copy Share Image
When someone walks into my room and goes 'wow' at my record collection, at that moment I could actually hate music and… — Erol Alkan Collections Copy Share Image
All the best bands have a language, and what they say within that language makes it is what it is. — Erol Alkan All the best Copy Share Image
You can't live life being afraid, because fear censors ambition. — Erol Alkan Ambition Copy Share Image
It's all gravy when everything's great, but if there comes a point where there's a problem, as with any kind of relationship… — Erol Alkan Deals Copy Share Image
I wish I could do something else, I wish I was an amazing painter or a brain surgeon or something, but it's… — Erol Alkan Brain Copy Share Image
It's getting to the point where, to be honest with you, even though there is a lot of great music around, especially… — Erol Alkan Being honest Copy Share Image
I don't know if this is a good thing to say, but the musical obsession has almost shifted to a creative obsession… — Erol Alkan Creative Copy Share Image
I don't know what genre I've fallen into, I don't know where it is, and that's really exciting. — Erol Alkan Exciting Copy Share Image
I think I just want to make and be part of great records, because of what it brings to other people, what… — Erol Alkan Giving Copy Share Image
Guidance is everything, you have to accept that somebody is their own person, an individual. — Erol Alkan Accepting Copy Share Image
I think the two sides to me are the same as two sides to anybody. In relation to the link between doing… — Erol Alkan Can do Copy Share Image
Obviously like many of us, I love music, and I hate music sometimes. — Erol Alkan Hate Copy Share Image
There's zero correlation between owning music and being a greater music lover or musician than the next person. — Erol Alkan Correlation Copy Share Image
One thing I always found hard to stomach over the past few years is that being a DJ or musician is a… — Erol Alkan Career Copy Share Image
I'm sure that there are many situations in life that are going to offer the same risks and pitfalls that you have… — Erol Alkan Life Copy Share Image
If you can't frighten yourself, I don't think you can excite other people. And I like being frightened. — Erol Alkan Frightened Copy Share Image
Running a label in 2013, you don't do it for any financial purpose, you do it for all the amazing creative aspects… — Erol Alkan Achieve Copy Share Image
Everyone is going to prang out at some point. I don't worry about that stuff too much because most things can be… — Erol Alkan Arms Copy Share Image
I love the idea that the person that signs you makes the record, because you get that sense of guidance, of being… — Erol Alkan Being there Copy Share Image
Instinct is the most powerful thing you have, and you have to trust it. — Erol Alkan Instinct Copy Share Image
Sometimes something has a value, it has an instant quality to it, and that's all it needs to be. — Erol Alkan Excellence Copy Share Image
I like the notion of guiding, because I can offer advice through my own experiences, tastes and beliefs. But it's all in… — Erol Alkan Advice Copy Share Image
Thank you to BBC6 Music and Something Else for the opportunity to broadcast my corner of electronic and alternative music across the… — Erol Alkan Alternative music Copy Share Image
