Daniel Ek Quotes

I have a whole lot of songs.

You know, there's still a lot of great songwriters out there who hand in songs. And there's a lot of brilliant singers and performers out there who sing other people's words. I enjoy doing both.

I generally make a sort of playlist for my iPod for whatever project I'm doing.

I have a playlist for every mood.

There's still a lot of great songwriters out there who hand in songs. And there's a lot of brilliant singers and performers out there who sing other people's words. I enjoy doing both.

I don't really do playlists. I don't know how to make a playlist, honestly.

I've always loved music and loved recording.

All I do is make music.

I love experimenting; as a singer, one needs to be versatile.

I've always thought my soundtracks do pretty good, because they're basically professional equivalents of a mix tape I'd make for you at home.

Everyone making electronic music has the same tool kits and templates. You listen, and you feel like it can be done on an iPad. If everybody knows all the tricks, it's no more magic.

We could play them through the week, and then the weekend we could play the black joints. I learned to be very versatile and learned to love it. So it stays with me even up to now.

I'm always going to do that - record and make music.

I'm actually loving the soundtrack to 'The Secret Circle' that our music supervisor Liza Richardson puts together, like Washed Out and Cults, but my favorite band is Bootstraps.

I'm just an entertainer, man. I don't like to pigeonhole myself to anything. I love to do it all.

Being a songwriter is really the base of being an artist, for me.

I like to improvise.

I make playlists on my iPod like nobody's business!

I try not to shut any doors before I even get there. I like doing music. I like singing. I love all music. Music kind of goes hand in hand with acting anyway.

I want young Indian composers to be able to do more than just film music. I want to give them the skills that will enable them to create their own palette of sounds instead of having to write formulaic music. It doesn't matter if they become sound engineers, producers, composers or performers - I want them to be as imaginative as they like.

I consider myself a composer.

When you're talking about your own music every day, listening to bands, going to festivals, you can kind of lose sight of your initial connection with music. Instrumental music - especially jazz - helps me refocus.

I'm a strong advocate for music. I think guitars are wonderful.

There is still a future with music, because people want music.

I want to write my own music, and I want to tour.