Access Quote by Justin Adams

I have a lot of experience in playing all sorts of venues. And one of my interests is to understand what constitutes the vibe…

— Justin Adams

There actually had been a tradition within English music of the '60s of people looking eastwards, maybe in quite a naïve way, but nonetheless,…

— Justin Adams

One of my interests is to understand what constitutes the vibe of a place and what makes one concert different from another.

— Justin Adams

I always wanted to know what the music behind some music was, or where it came from, and that gave me a point of…

— Justin Adams

I like to go to old versions and find out what effect beats and scales have on your body, how they can transport you.

— Justin Adams

I think it's quite jarring and exciting when you see someone in the thrall of being completely transported by the music they're sharing with…

— Justin Adams

In some traditional African dances, people wear masks in order to become the embodiments of particular spirits. I have heard that they often cover…

— Justin Adams

Going to the Sahara Desert and meeting the Touareg band Tinariwen was a life-changing experience. All through that time, I have just carried on…

— Justin Adams

When I was growing up, my idea of Led Zeppelin was all epic lasers, castles, and ten-minute drum solos - that sort of thing.

— Justin Adams

On a very technical level, I am a geek who is interested in the intricacy of rhythm playing, so I like comparing and working…

— Justin Adams

I have much clearer memories of my time in Egypt: songs on the radio, the rhythms that accompanied belly dancers, the sound of the…

— Justin Adams

In a lot of African instruments, you find a rattle, and sound engineers have a hard time making sense of it.

— Justin Adams