Kanye West Quotes

I have so much music to release, but I'm meticulous. I'm like, "You've got to redo that part, redo that part." And people are like, "Just forget that and go ahead with it." But it's all about perfection, about trying to make it as good as you can.

At the end of the day, it's making sure that we're proud of the music we put out there and feel that we put out a good product for our fans when all is said and done.

I think the days of just filling the time and putting a disc out is over, and I'm glad, because those are some of my least favourite records.

You always wanna make the best record you ever made, and if I feel like I didn't do that, I wouldn't put it out.

One thing with Backstreet Boys, we never try to rush out an album. We always try to make quality music that can stand the test of time.

I've never commercialized my music. I've seen that ruin too many people who think two-minute ditties are the answer.

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 would push for more production and Steve Miller would say, "Why do you want to have more production when you have real songs? You don't want to cover up the song."

I will never do 20 remixes with no original in a year.

Just look at the name of Kanye's label: G.O.O.D. Music. That's what it's all about, creating good music.

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

I kind of tend to write a lot of songs, so it's never too hard for me to finish an album; it's more about just getting enough songs that I really love.

I want to put out as many albums as I can before I die.

I've never been in this business to make money. I've always been in it to make good music.

If we start putting music out constantly where people don't think no more, people go crazy. We're gonna lose the love of heart, of soul. And if the world lose that, I think the world is doomed.

When you record an album in six days, you don't have time to work out a lot of stuff.

For a lot of bands, the London club scene very much starts to become more important than the music they create. Which we never want to happen.

I guess if you make quality music then it has a longevity and it will find its place.

A lot of people were getting million-dollar deals from music I felt was trash, because their videos were going viral. I wanted to put out music that had soul, because that's what was missing.

There are reasons that bands and musicians make demos and outtakes - because they are not good enough to make the record. A lot of people forget that.

For 'Kabir Singh,' an entirely original album had to be done and that's how music should be made, but unfortunately that does not happen as the labels and the producers are more interested in fast food music.

I think it's exciting because it pushes you harder to write a great song. Even for established artists, it has to be really good now because people have so many other options.

Don't even go to the studio if you don't think that your music's going to do something. You're wasting your time and my time.

I think there is something to be said for churning things out. Motown churned out hits and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pop artists work really hard, and they might not work for the same things that indie artists do, but they're still musicians, and they're still making art.