Flying Lotus Quotes

I've never been the type of person to jump up and throw out the album without it being what it's supposed to be.

I can never think about, 'Is this going to sell? Is this going to work on radio?' I just have to get in the zone where I'm like, 'Do I love this, or do I not love this?' Essentially it all comes down to that.

Music is my main goal, but I'm not going to rush a record out. There are so many actors who have come out with albums these days. I don't want to do it because it's the thing to do. I want to wait until the time is right.

If you're only making an album every 10 years, it better be good.

I'm very serious about what I write and who I allow to produce the music, because I want to make sure it's a true album, and not just something pushed out there to create hype and more fame for myself.

I like Modest Mouse. I'm our biggest fan. And enemy. I won't waste people's time by putting out a Modest Mouse record just because. That's fair, right?

I think I'm writing for an intelligent stranger - you know, in my mind I can't remember who coined that phrase first. I don't want to write anything that makes me cringe, first of all. I cringe a lot - mostly when I hear popular music.

I just try to make the best music that I can. People are going to label it whatever they're going to label it.

I don't believe in making a record and rushing it.

I'll stop when I think I'm not doing good stuff. I'll never exploit something just because people like it.

I make it a point to listen to a song before being a part of it to ensure that there is nothing offensive or downgrading.

I think, as a filmmaker, it's important to be honest with yourself at all times in terms of what's working and what's not.

I don't want to release a CD; I want to release the real deal, so we're just gonna take our time.

I've never been one of those 'quantity' guys. I'm not one of those guys who puts out a record every year whether it's any good or not.

I know how to make a record that commercial radio or Triple J will smash now... It's kind of hard to stay true and write what you would write if you didn't have that in your head. Because I know I can get way more airplay and get this much bigger... and that's what I'm trying to avoid doing. Trying to avoid the poisons of success.

With my own stuff, I've always held to the belief that it should take as long as it takes until it feels right.

It's really important to me that the music that I release is true to me and important to me.

I'm not even going to lie - when I'm in the studio, I'm not like, 'Alright, let me make a hit.' I just try to make good music to the best of my ability.

We cut songs that touch us because if they don't touch us first, there's no way in the world we're going to be able to sell those songs to somebody else.

I have learned that while your putting your record together you can get so caught up in making what you want that you forget what you wanted in the first place.

I got a lot of experience for my age. Some artists might take a line or two from a bunch of songs and snip it together and make something, but everything I say I do.

Regardless of theology or however you see life or relate to worshiping God, as an artist, my job is to tell the truth and then try to connect with these characters and people as honestly and deeply as possible.

I'm not going to make a song just to make a song. The day that I make an album, it's so that people really know what Bad Bunny's about.

I don't want to sound pretentious or meta or anything, but I don't write until it comes to me... People know when something is inspired and when something is not, and I don't want to waste anyone's time.

As a composer, I only give directors tunes I'm happy with.