Anthony Fantano Quotes

I wrote probably my phattest banging record with Knife Party: 'Pile Driver.'

I love electronic music, and I love drum and bass.

I'd love to work with SBTRKT if he'd have me.

I feel like Sony appreciates good music from a talented artist.

James Morrison just had a new album come out and I think he's incredible. I'd love to work with him, his voice is insane.

It's much easier to have a diversified career as an electronic musician than it is as a drummer. Nothing against drummers. If you're a drummer, you just wait around for people to ask you to play drums. But if you have your own studio and can make music, you have the ability to approach music a lot differently.

Jeremih has been my favorite artist to collab with.

When I was making my first record there would be something that would come out that would inspire you, you know? You'd see someone on TV or on the radio.

I love pop music. I love drum and bass, Calvin Harris, all these electronic things, but it's nice to have something organic as well.

I'm a DJ who makes dance music who got to play with Sting.

Playing someone drum 'n' bass for the first time in 'Pass Out' - they're like, 'Oh my God, what is this?' I'm having a lot of fun and a good time showcasing the music.

The music industry isn't converging toward dance music. Dance music is dance music. It's been around since disco - and way before disco. But there's different versions of dance music.

I would like to work with Ed Sheeran at some point. I really admire his songwriting, and I just think he has a great voice and great artistry. Who else? On the producer side of things, definitely Diplo: that'd be awesome.

GusGus records are flawless.

I was a Kimya fan for a long time, a Moldy Peaches fan, so I got to work on her 'Thunder Thighs' record a little bit and we became friends and just started writing songs.

With 'Minecraft,' I've started creating serene ambiance music. As the game went on to become famous, people started identifying me as the ambient music person, which I never actually thought I was.

I'm more akin to things like Sigur Ros, Mogwai, possibly. But when I'm making solo electronic music, techno stuff is just the most exciting form of rhythm.

I've always wanted to do a tune with The Prodigy because I'm such a massive fan.

I'd love to work with Frank Ocean. I really like his music.

I would love to work with Calvin Harris because I think he's a really good songwriter and producer and he does everything, which I like.

I want to do a song with Rihanna - we need to make that work.

My first big influences were more hip-hop based - people like DJ Shadow and Four Tet.

I want to have hit records, but I'm not searching to say, 'All right, I need this to be in the club. I need this, that.' I'm just making quality music.

I don't ever go and write music for an album. That's not something I do. I don't go and write music for an audience or a career; I don't do that at all. I write basically all the time. I'm addicted to it.

I've been into 3IOB since 'Battle Cry Under a Winter's Sun.' I've wanted to work with them since.