Flying Lotus

I like when my mind is being stimulated and challenged, and I'm forced to be creative.

— Flying Lotus

For me, being 10 years old and seeing 'Jurassic Park' for the first time blew my mind. I want music to feel…

— Flying Lotus

Communicating with musicians is really interesting because everyone has their quirks and their strengths and their weaknesses.

— Flying Lotus

I actually really liked the music to the 'Friday the 13th' Nintendo game. I still listen to it all the time. I…

— Flying Lotus

People are not able to just make music anymore; we have to do things that don't necessarily make the art any better.…

— Flying Lotus

I'm the kind of person who needs to be challenged all the time. I need my brain to go, or else I…

— Flying Lotus

I don't have a great story, but I love Boards of Canada. I didn't get into it when it was happening; I…

— Flying Lotus

I'm not much of a coffee person, but when I wake up and the sun is shining through the window, I'll get…

— Flying Lotus

Here's the thing: if I want to do something, I just have to do it - for real! I'm not gonna pussy…

— Flying Lotus

I don't want to do one of those records where it's like a compilation of a bunch of all sorts of rappers…

— Flying Lotus

The Soft Machine's 'Volume Two' inspired me heavily. That record just feels like it was all done in the same breath. It's…

— Flying Lotus

Before saying, 'This track is so dope; it's gonna go on the album,' I like to take some time away from it…

— Flying Lotus

I try to convey this feeling of being innocent in a mystical state, being in a place that's new, seeing things with…

— Flying Lotus

More than ever, I had to analyze my mental state over the past couple of years because of all the things that…

— Flying Lotus

It's okay to not be working all the time and to be gentle on yourself when you're not. When it feels like…

— Flying Lotus

Artists are all giving so much of ourselves to the work and the people and the press and the media and Twitter…

— Flying Lotus

When I made '1983,' there were a bunch of tracks that were in the early drafts that didn't make it because they…

— Flying Lotus

Truth be told, I think jazz is a mind-set. It's not necessarily, like, this guy picked up a horn and did this…

— Flying Lotus

In high school, I was that guy who was trying to be cool with everybody, but I never really had a core…

— Flying Lotus

All of the Flying Lotus records are exploring similar themes: These questions in my mind about what's next and what's beyond.

— Flying Lotus

I remember Usher came up to me at Coachella once, and it's like, 'Are you sure you're talking to the right person?…

— Flying Lotus

I don't want to do one of those records where it's like a compilation of a bunch of all sorts of rappers…

— Flying Lotus

I'm not the kind of person who's always out at the club if I don't have to be. I like chilling. I…

— Flying Lotus

I do think your environment really plays into how you create. I lived in San Francisco for a bit, and I felt…

— Flying Lotus

A strong concept is the most important thing in creating a record. When you can listen to it and see a whole…

— Flying Lotus

There are things I've seen and experienced in this world - things they don't talk about in too many books.

— Flying Lotus

I believe there's more than this - that maybe, when we die, our brains conjure up some kind of shutdown experience, and…

— Flying Lotus

I need to help people to create the best work that they can. It's just something a producer should do anyway.

— Flying Lotus

I don't sit around listening to beats all day. There's so many producers, and so much of it is derivative.

— Flying Lotus

When it comes to art in general now, we've become so aware of our influence. We know when people are listening, when…

— Flying Lotus

I was first inspired to make music by my cousin Oran. He was making music on an old Mac II by himself…

— Flying Lotus

I feel like part of my journey as a filmmaker is to tell different stories, whether they are just a black perspective…

— Flying Lotus

I used to be really into traditional meditation, but I found that creating new music is the best meditation. When I'm able…

— Flying Lotus

Part of what I like to do with Brainfeeder is to get the younger kids hearing jazz, because they don't know where…

— Flying Lotus

I had the whole 'Ghostbusters' toy set with the firehouse and the car and everything. Sometimes I'd use my grandpa's camera and…

— Flying Lotus