Malik Bendjelloul Quotes

I'm very much interested in music specifically and wanted to make a film about it, but not in an atmosphere of censorship.

People take music too seriously.

I listen to old jazz and classical music, and that's it.

First of all I listen to music. I like music.

I pick up the New York Times or Time and it's talking about the latest rock group, which I'm sure is exciting to some people, but it neglects a huge area of music.

I mean it's funny, playing music, how of course you want it to do well, you want them to like it, but it's not competitive like an election, it's the Olympics, it's not a Formula 1 race. The Billboard charts are just to show you what people like.

I don't like music docs, usually. There's nothing to really say. What can you say about music? Normally, you can't say too much. There are a few really good ones, but the majorities are boring, I think.

I always loved music, and I always wanted to make a film about it, but I could never do it because of the censorship that was around.

I make music, and if people like it, they like it, and some people won't.

I hope I don't give music a bad name.

Oh, stuff the critics. I don't care. Too many people are snooty about classical. Look, I wasn't brought up in a home where we listened to classical music. It was a singing teacher that thought it would be best for my voice. Then I moved into crossover. And if that makes the music accessible to more people, then great.

Right now I'm taking a break from hip-hop documentaries. But I would do it if things lined up.

The best thing about being a DJ is making people happy. There is nothing like seeing people get up from a table to dance or the expression on their face when they hear a song they love. I also love to educate people on music they have never heard.

I did a pop album, 'Sogno,' in 1999. I think it's important to record another pop album because many people love pop music. By this kind of repertoire, some people can later discover classical music.

I'm not the best at choosing what's good and what's bad. I wouldn't even know what's a good pop song and what's a bad one. With that said, I wanted to say what's true to me. Some people might say that the Skrillex record was pop, but that was just about the chemistry between me and my boy.

The academic area of new music or modern music festivals is not something which attracts me at all.

I just love music, and I love what music does for people.

I love the whole aspect of music, especially the singing; I never get tired of finding new songs to sing and sing them in a way that's interesting for the public.

Pop music doesn't challenge anything.

I like all kinds of music artists like Akon. I even listen to Lady Gaga.

Music is part of our culture.

I never really thought I was going to be a singer, honestly. I never listened to singers; I always listened to rap music.

I think music should be experienced by people all ages.

I want people to know that I won't just assume that people will like my music.

I think there are people who really always have and always will care about the quality of music in general, about the sound of the music, things like that.