--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I'm trying to laugh uncontrollably with…" description: "\"I'm trying to laugh uncontrollably with whoever I'm making a song with because whatever we just listened to that we just came up with is so dope. I'm c..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/eric-benet-23127_chasing_i-m-trying-to-laugh-uncontrollably-with_909407.jpg" --- # I'm trying to laugh uncontrollably with whoever I'm making… ![“I'm trying to laugh uncontrollably with whoever I'm making a song with because whatever we just listened to that we just came up with is so dope. I'm chasing that feeling in the studio, not like a trend or what's hot on the radio at the moment. It just seems like the more I do that, the better I…” quote by Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/eric-benet-23127_chasing_i-m-trying-to-laugh-uncontrollably-with_909407.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/eric-benet-23127_chasing_i-m-trying-to-laugh-uncontrollably-with_909407.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/eric-benet-23127_chasing_i-m-trying-to-laugh-uncontrollably-with_909407.jpg) > “I'm trying to laugh uncontrollably with whoever I'm making a song with because whatever we just listened to that we just came up with is so dope. I'm chasing that feeling in the studio, not like a trend or what's hot on the radio at the moment. It just seems like the more I do that, the better I get at what I do. I'm going to keep doing that.” [Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. He describes chasing authentic creative joy in the studio, not trends, leading to skill growth. **In simple terms:** Create for joy, not trends. Key Takeaway Prioritize authentic artistic expression. Themes creativity authenticity growth music passion Mood enthusiastic inspired Type artistic motivational When to use this quote - songwriting sessions - studio work - creative retreats Key Concepts artistic integrity skill development inspiration Questions to Reflect On - How do you stay true to your art? - What practices nurture genuine creativity? 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You can use a bunch of musical or psychological operations to achieve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-collier/the-only-reason-i-create-something-is-because-i-m-chasing-a-feeling/) [Jacob Collier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-collier/) > ['i don't,..my intimacy has not taught me that yet.and as to laugther,we will not exposed ourselves by trying to laugh with out a reason'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axll-sblns/i-don-t-my-intimacy-has-not-taught-me-that-yet-and-as-to-laugther-we/) [AXLL\_SBLNS](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axll-sblns/) > [“Sam bit her lip, trying not to laugh. She didn’t succeed. After a moment of baleful glaring, Taylor joined in her mirth. Petulance was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-t-ellison/sam-bit-her-lip-trying-not-to-laugh-she-didn-t-succeed-after-a-moment/) [J.T. Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-t-ellison/) > [“This is ridiculous," I said, trying to laugh it off. "I never cry at movies." "Because you've never been in love," he said.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-raeder/this-is-ridiculous-i-said-trying-to-laugh-it-off-i-never-cry-at/) [Leah Raeder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-raeder/) > [“Do you practice the laugh, or is it a natural talent? Naw, I’m betting you practice.” Jean-Claude’s face twisted. I couldn’t decide if he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/do-you-practice-the-laugh-or-is-it-a-natural-talent-naw-i-m-betting/) [Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/) > [“What do you think you’re doing?” she asks, hands on her hips. Her lips quiver a bit as she speaks, though, and I get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-mass/what-do-you-think-you-re-doing-she-asks-hands-on-her-hips-her-lips/) [Wendy Mass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-mass/) > [He's trying not to laugh. I tell him I would have doomed mankind for him, and he's trying not to laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-marie-moning/he-s-trying-not-to-laugh-i-tell-him-i-would-have-doomed-mankind-for/) [Karen Marie Moning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-marie-moning/) > [When I watch comedy I love to see that pleasure in the performer's eye and that sense of cheek - and even those moments…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mathew-baynton/when-i-watch-comedy-i-love-to-see-that-pleasure-in-the-performer-s/) [Mathew Baynton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mathew-baynton/) > [“ “What are you looking for?”  “Gandolf,” I cracked, trying not to laugh. He pursed his lips. “I’m serious. You need to listen.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-schulte/what-are-you-looking-for-gandolf-i-cracked-trying-not-to-laugh-he/) [Liz Schulte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liz-schulte/) > [I have a suspicion that a lot of artists are trying to get a laugh but, unlike stand-ups, they don't get an immediate response…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-smith/i-have-a-suspicion-that-a-lot-of-artists-are-trying-to-get-a-laugh/) [Arthur Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-smith/) > [“The black vampire whispered in her ear again. She laughed, so high and clear you could have bottled it. “Do you practice the laugh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/the-black-vampire-whispered-in-her-ear-again-she-laughed-so-high-and/) [Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/) ## More by Eric Benet > [If you're mourning, cry, scream and purge whatever is going on inside you emotionally. That's part of the process. And keep those that love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-benet/if-you-re-mourning-cry-scream-and-purge-whatever-is-going-on-inside/) [Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) > [What's working for me is like when I go into the studio, I'm trying to get goosebumps.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-benet/what-s-working-for-me-is-like-when-i-go-into-the-studio-i-m-trying-to/) [Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) > [If I want to be moved by the track, I don't want it to be sequenced, I want it to be somebody playing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-benet/if-i-want-to-be-moved-by-the-track-i-don-t-want-it-to-be-sequenced-i/) [Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) > [As accurately as I possibly can. I explain , to my kid, that love's an elusive, fragile and resilient thing. And as far as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-benet/as-accurately-as-i-possibly-can-i-explain-to-my-kid-that-love-s-an/) [Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) > [I think that whatever you do, if you're a singer, a rapper, an architect, dentist, treat that like when you're doing it, your whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-benet/i-think-that-whatever-you-do-if-you-re-a-singer-a-rapper-an-architect/) [Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) > [I am now in a place where I have to be truer to myself first before anyone else. If you're not real, how can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-benet/i-am-now-in-a-place-where-i-have-to-be-truer-to-myself-first-before/) [Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) > [I have always tried to keep an honest, age-appropriate line of communication open with my daughter,India, even during the teen years, a painful time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-benet/i-have-always-tried-to-keep-an-honest-age-appropriate-line-of/) [Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) > [For those who have never seen me live, you kinda need to check me out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-benet/for-those-who-have-never-seen-me-live-you-kinda-need-to-check-me-out/) [Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) > [I was pretty much a single-father for most of my daughter India's life. Looking back, were there things I could've done better? Yes, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-benet/i-was-pretty-much-a-single-father-for-most-of-my-daughter-india-s/) [Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) > [I think the one thing that never goes away is soul and emotion and vulnerability and finding your strength in our vulnerability. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-benet/i-think-the-one-thing-that-never-goes-away-is-soul-and-emotion-and/) [Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) > [I treat every time I walk on the stage like it's the performance of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-benet/i-treat-every-time-i-walk-on-the-stage-like-it-s-the-performance-of/) [Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) > [I don't really chase trends and fads because they are fleeting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-benet/i-don-t-really-chase-trends-and-fads-because-they-are-fleeting/) [Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) > [Being a parent is not easy, but speaking for myself, it's a wonderful blessing and the most rewarding job I've ever had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-benet/being-a-parent-is-not-easy-but-speaking-for-myself-it-s-a-wonderful/) [Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) > [I think the best advice I would give young artists is to always be working on your craft, because there are so many people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-benet/i-think-the-best-advice-i-would-give-young-artists-is-to-always-be/) [Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) > [I turn on the radio now and I don't have anything against a lot of sequenced and programmed and electronic music, a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-benet/i-turn-on-the-radio-now-and-i-don-t-have-anything-against-a-lot-of/) [Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) [Explore all 26 Eric Benet quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/) ## More Chasing quotes > [Don't go chasing love because it'd leave you heart-broken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-polydor/don-t-go-chasing-love-because-it-d-leave-you-heart-broken/) [Steve Polydor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-polydor/) > [Creativity is like chasing chickens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christoph-niemann/creativity-is-like-chasing-chickens/) [Christoph Niemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christoph-niemann/) > [Stop chasing the things you want and embrace all that you already have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/stop-chasing-the-things-you-want-and-embrace-all-that-you-already-have/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The people who put you down don't have to stop you from chasing your dreams. Stand up, and prove them wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/selena-gomez/the-people-who-put-you-down-don-t-have-to-stop-you-from-chasing-your/) [Selena Gomez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/selena-gomez/) > [I say I'm chasing dreams but you know I've been running away from, running away from you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-posner/i-say-i-m-chasing-dreams-but-you-know-i-ve-been-running-away-from/) [Mike Posner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-posner/) > [If its meant to be, it will be. End of story. Im not chasing you if you're chasing after someone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-its-meant-to-be-it-will-be-end-of-story-im-not-chasing-you-if-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I'm chasing my goals, and I haven't been able to make things happen the way I want them to happen. It doesn't feel good,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/junior-dos-santos/i-m-chasing-my-goals-and-i-haven-t-been-able-to-make-things-happen/) [Junior dos Santos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/junior-dos-santos/) > [I was kind of like chasing my tail and trying to do the right thing, and was a little bit stupid. Or irresponsible, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-downey-jr/i-was-kind-of-like-chasing-my-tail-and-trying-to-do-the-right-thing/) [Robert Downey, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-downey-jr/) > [Don't loose your respect chasing people who don't care about.!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caleb/don-t-loose-your-respect-chasing-people-who-don-t-care-about/) [Caleb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caleb/) > [“Two things you will never have to chase: True friends & true love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-hale/two-things-you-will-never-have-to-chase-true-friends-true-love/) [Mandy Hale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-hale/) > [Instead of being with a person that sincerely cares and wants to be with us, we long for some one who is chasing after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/instead-of-being-with-a-person-that-sincerely-cares-and-wants-to-be/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You are always chasing yourself, if you have testing sessions you test it out then but it's also a thing of growing a team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guenther-steiner/you-are-always-chasing-yourself-if-you-have-testing-sessions-you-test/) [Guenther Steiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guenther-steiner/) > [ People say, "Look, your book \[Tales and Wisdom from Duck Dynasty's Favorite Uncle\] is about tall tales." And I said, "No, you don't understand,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/si-robertson/people-say-look-your-book-tales-and-wisdom-from-duck-dynasty-s/) [Si Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/si-robertson/) > [I'm not going to stress over you anymore. It really isn't worth it. I've tried to work everything out, but you've ignored it. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-not-going-to-stress-over-you-anymore-it-really-isn-t-worth-it-i/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“The only bad dreams are those not worth chasing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-bad-dreams-are-those-not-worth-chasing/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Browse all 1,181 Chasing quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chasing/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm trying to laugh uncontrollably with whoever I'm making a song with because whatever we just listened to that we just came up with is so dope. I'm chasing that feeling in the studio, not like a trend or what's hot on the radio at the moment. It just seems like the more I do that, the better I get at what I do. 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