Jaimoe Quotes

I have my own studio. I'm in it all the time.

Music is a really great creative tool for me, for different roles.

After I left the Pumpkins, I went home and just sat around. I have a studio in my basement, and I found myself writing all these songs, just taking advantage of the relaxed situation. I wrote about 30 songs in about 30 days.

I mean, when it gets down to it I just wanted to play the drums. The rest of it never meant that much to me.

My studio's always in my house. I want to wake up and be like, 'You know I'm gonna make music today in my underwear. You know what, I'm gonna be in my pajamas. You know what, I'm actually just gonna stay inside for the next three days so I can make music.'

The drummer; he inspired me to play like no one else I have ever met.

I don't want to do something unproductive with my time, so I decided to do something musical. So it felt good to say, 'Yeah, I'm producing.' It gave me a fresh vibe - inspiring in a different way.

For me writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz.

He comes in on the beat and plays on top of the beat. I think when Prince makes love, he hears drums instead of Ravel.

To walk into a studio, for me, is just like walking onto a beach or something.

To me, my studio is my trap house. That's where I trap out of; that's where I hustle. That's where I make my money.

I want to be inspired when I'm working, and for that, I can go wherever it takes me.

When I was a kid, I played drums, and when I first got a 4-track, I would put down drumbeats and then do the rest of the tracks on top.

My favorite thing is drums. I have a very, very big memory - and I don't have many big memories - of going to see the movie Tap, with Gregory Hines. During one scene, he's in jail, and there's some water dripping down, and he starts tap dancing. I just like that feeling of: "I'm in charge, I can do whatever I want."

I like making sounds and putting it together, I'm not just a singer or a producer.

Everything feels better in London. And if my life feels better, then it's easier to make music.

I've got so many melodies in my head.

The arts was always a place where I could be present.

If I'm spending more than 15 minutes on a beat, I'm not feeling it.

My struggle over the years has constantly been, it only takes 10 minutes, or an average shower, to come up with a mini-series or two, but it takes a year to draw them. So for me, it's been just trying to find a way to get all these ideas and all these incidents on paper.

I love playing drums and helping out.

With 'HUMBLE.,' I knew that beat was going to capture a moment. It just felt real urgent.

It's a humbling and amazing journey when you write a song in your bedroom, and you've got no money, and you're trying to write a song based on where you're at right at this moment.

I try to make explosive and catchy music, haha.

My favourite thing to do as an artist is record. It's a super therapeutic thing for me. Not to sound corny, but it literally is a stress relief for me.