Madlib

The equipment doesn't matter, it's the vibe you put into it. If the music sounds good, music sounds good.

— Madlib

I'm constantly buying records.

— Madlib

I do a few shows every year, but I'm mostly at home, making music. Day and night.

— Madlib

My family brainwashed me, like I'm brainwashing my children. They brainwashed me with good taste.

— Madlib

At one point, I took a year off just to listen to music and really digest it. I listened to everything you…

— Madlib

Sometimes I will slow down the beat for one bar on purpose, just to see if the rapper can adapt his flow…

— Madlib

I search for records that I've found on YouTube. If I can't get the record it doesn't matter to me, I'll bump…

— Madlib

I'm a jokester, man.

— Madlib

Prince Paul's one of my teachers. He's always been one of my main inspirations as far as interludes go and getting a…

— Madlib

Interviews are my least favorite thing to do.

— Madlib

I think a lot of guys are influenced by 'Pinata.' I fathered a lot of styles off that album.

— Madlib

I don't like drama in my life, but I like reading about it.

— Madlib

Yesterday belongs to the dead. Tomorrow belongs to the living.

— Madlib

I guess I only work with versatile rappers, chameleons like Guilty Simpson, J Dilla, and Doom.

— Madlib

I've always done music with so-called thug- or gangster-type lyricists. I've always been associated with that because I'm from the West Coast.

— Madlib

I'm a hermit, people rarely see me.

— Madlib

Dudes I work with have to be like-minded to where I just hand them a beat that has a chorus and they…

— Madlib

My computer? I never use a computer. It's too easy.

— Madlib

If I sample a song, I usually make samples out of the whole album. Then I move on after that. Doesn't mean…

— Madlib

I don't do selfies.

— Madlib

I'm a laid back dude, I don't really get excited.

— Madlib

If I'm really hyped to do something, I can do most of an album in a day.

— Madlib

I'm usually bored with both gangsta rappers and underground ones, too.

— Madlib

There were a certain amount of people that were down with me, and we would just sit in the room and make…

— Madlib

I listen to a lot of different things. I'll be listening to prog rock, then the next couple of hours - Indian.

— Madlib