Stephen Malkmus Quotes

If you can have Ed Sheeran on your record, you may as well.

I wrote songs with the guys from Air Supply for their record... So I was just writing songs.

All I want to do is sing on other people's records.

Jeremih has been my favorite artist to collab with.

I thought of a lot of people from the same era when I was making a lot of records that had continued making a lot of records. A lot of it didn't seem terribly inspired.

My first song, 'Just Becuz,' was co-written by the awesome Baby Bash.

I would love to work with Jack White or Kanye West.

I think if I did something in the pop world right now, it would be for Rihanna. I'd love to do something production wise for her.

When you're doing a Motley Crue tribute record, you can ask anyone to do it, and they're not going to say no.

If I wanted to do 'The Missing Files of Missy Elliott,' I have probably six albums just sitting there.

When I was on Arsenio Hall's show, he asked me about working with Kanye West or John Legend. I said I'd love to.

Toomp produced 'White House' on my first record, and we made magic.

I'm a big fan of Usher, and I'd love for us to record together.

Well, Sean Paul we've always wanted to work with.

I would love to work with Eminem, Dr. Dre. I wish I could have been in the studio with Bob Marley.

I'd love to do something with somebody like James Blake.

Butch Vig was a true friend and really guided us, and it was such a fulfilling relationship with a person to make records with.

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

If Brian Eno wanted to make a record, I'd definitely clear some time in my calendar. John Cale, too. Those guys consistently make great records, always doing their own thing.

I'd love to work with Drake; I'd love to work with Frank Ocean, Jay Z, and Kanye. The list is endless.

Not yet, but I do wanna work with Leona Lewis. I love her, she's so sweet! I think she's working on her album as well so I'd love to do a nice powerful female duet with her. I think our voices would blend really well. There's a couple of other people I'd love to work with - like Fergie, Justin Timberlake and Alicia Keys.

Hi-Tek is on three or four songs on the new record.

The only person I've worked with on my album was Kanye. And between the stuff that I've done and the stuff that he's assisted on and produced for me for this album, I don't even need anything else.

My dream collaboration would probably be Sam Smith.

I'm also working on a track for Howard Hewett, and a theme for a new NPR show.