Jamie xx Quotes

I'm not a morose person; it's just that my best songs reflect on the sadder aspects of life.

The older books were quite light-hearted. But I think most of my novels do end on a deep note of pessimism. Shadows seem to be closing in. The final conclusion isn't that life is wonderful and everything is bright and cheery and in the garden.

Melancholy is as seductive as Ecstasy.

There's a lot of melancholy in my tracks.

I want no part of making any contribution whatsoever to the despair which eventually follows downbeat thinking.

If you start in the pit of despair with these profane, awful things, even a glimmer of hope or awareness is going to occur that's much brighter coming from this dark, awful beginning.

I can see the humorous side of things and enjoy the fun when it comes; but look where I will, there seems to me always more sadness than joy in life.

I'm so optimistic, it's depressing.

The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression.

Gaiety is often the reckless ripple over depths of despair.

Everyone in L.A. is very positive and upbeat, whereas London can get quite miserable at times.

I can barely conceive of a type of beauty in which there is no Melancholy.

There's a certain darkness to Slipknot, but at the same time, there's a very strong dose of positivity. Stone Sour is the same way. There's a certain melancholy that comes with the slower stuff, but at the end of the day there's also that other side that is very positive. It's all how you deliver.

Sad music, I always thought, is more beautiful than other music. But at the same time, I am in my personal life a very happy guy. I have a sense of humor. I am not the kind of depressed guy all the time brooding. No. I am very enthusiastic about things.

There's a strong melancholic streak in me.

I don't wanna make something depressing, I wanna make something sorrowful.

My general taste is towards the melancholy.

Not everyone wants to be in misery in every song!

Poor Earthworm,' the Ladybird said, whispering in James's ear. 'He loves to make everything into a disaster. He hates to be happy. He is only happy when he is gloomy.

The novel is born of disillusionment; the poem, of despair.

I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.

I'm so involved in melancholy.

I like things bright.

I don't feel very optimistic in London.

Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.