Beats Quote by Gustav Ejstes

I got into DJing and making beats when I was about 17. I was always fascinated by the four elements of hip-hop: you know,…

— Abbie Cornish

I fell into hip-hop right from the beginning. I was a teenager in the '60s, so I was putting all my pocket money into…

— Simon de Pury

What made me want to play drums in the first place was Led Zeppelin and The Who. My parents had their records, and I…

— Joey Jordison

I was in bands, like everyone else, when I was 16, 17; I was a little skater listening to Dead Kennedy's and Steel Pole…

— Bonobo

Hip-hop music was something I grew up with, it was something that I loved since I was a little kid, and it's something that…

— Ryan Lewis

I grew up playing in rock bands while I was listening to rap records. I like a lot of stuff.

— Ricky Reed

I started listening to a lot of Jimi Hendrix and Neil Young when I was 8 or 9 years old - I had siblings…

— Eliot Sumner

Before I knew what hip-hop was, I listened to rock, metal, punk, reggae and old soul. I loved Black Sabbath.

— B-Real

I started off liking uptight music and then discovered Pink Floyd and Hendrix.

— Kemp Muhl

When I started reaching teenage years, I listened to everything that was on the radio like everyone else did, which was Chuck Berry, Beach…

— Ronnie Montrose

My influences are vast and varied. I was into classic rock at the same time that I was into hip-hop. It was just that…

— Paul Banks

Hip-hop was the music that actually got me excited about it and the actual prospect of performing. I think I loved music from an…

— Rag'n'Bone Man