Music Quote by Tim Hecker

A big part of making music is the discovery aspect, is the surprise aspect. That's why I think I'll always love sampling. Because it…

— Gotye

I tried to embrace the concept of the sampler as an instrument, looking at how to take it artistically to another place where it…

— No I.D

I'm not that big a fan of sampling. But I feel like if I'm going to do it, I'm going to do it to…

— Kid Cudi

The way I make music is often to kind of treat instrumentation like I would a sample.

— Bonobo

I think if I wanted to get to a point where I could actually grow in my music, I had to almost step away…

— Big K.R.I.T

For me, sampling is a high art. Most people don't see it that way, but it's a beautiful thing. I wouldn't know anything about…

— JPEGMAFIA

I don't do anything digital. Everything is analog, and that's a limitation for me. However, in my world, it's not a limitation at all…

— Adrian Younge

I don't know, samples are just like unlimited ideas, you know? Sometimes a lot of people sample one song. A lot of it is…

— Murda Beatz

There is some sampling on my records and a lot of what I call replays, where I'd have musicians come in the studio and…

— Dr. Dre

Samples are kind of my instrument of choice.

— Girl Talk

When I first starting making beats, I didn't know samples were being used in any beats. I had no idea where producers were getting…

— Rahki

I don't sample. I'm not like one of these guys who concoct some beat on my sampler and just turns it in.

— Scott Storch