Flying Lotus Quotes

The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.

The Jam were a good band, however I feel that the Style Council were better. A lot of people I know will disagree with me. Some things we did with The Style Council were misinterpreted or over their heads.

I think it's really hard to describe music without alienating somebody.

If it's got the feeling, if the music moves you or not, it doesn't matter what the genre is to me.

Now I listen to all kinds of music except rap, which all sounds the same to me.

Music is a personal preference. Everyone's free to connect and like whatever they want.

Every one of us has a response of some kind to music, so I don't think it's fair to ever judge what is proper and what's not.

People say I seem very negative about new music - well, if somebody asks me what I think of Keane, I'll tell 'em. I don't like 'em. I'll obviously take it a step too far and grossly insult the keyboard player's mam or summat, but I'm afraid that's just me.

I was a pop freak. I love music. Of course, I knew soul because I grew up in it. Writing it and everything. I love soul. But I love a tune that has some meat in it. Something I could hang my hat on. Because music is universal. Therefore, I felt no boundaries.

There's a lot of music that I don't like.

If you're not polarizing, you failed, in my opinion.

My mother liked Jim Reeves. I hated his records. He was unbearable.

Good music is good music, and everything else can go to hell.

Nine out of ten Americans believe that out of ten people, one person will always disagree with the other nine!

I like all music. The only music I don't like is bad music.

Everybody's not going to like jazz, let's just be honest about it. Everybody doesn't like everything. There's a disconnect in generations and some people just aren't going to feel that music.

I just think people should find the music that helps them through the day and enjoy that. I've never felt like, if somebody does or doesn't like what I'm doing, it's a morality issue.

Whatever I write has to evolve around my taste in music at that moment, because that always changes.

I know music is subjective.

I didn't grow up listening to country music. I pretty much grew up rebelling against country music.

My mom loved rock n' roll. My father hated it. We couldn't play it when he was around. He liked classical music and Duke Ellington.

The type of band that I have now, the type of music that we're playing you either like it or you dislike it. If you dislike it, you probably don't know why. By the same token, you can't even really say why you like it.

Music is entirely subjective. I was thinking that for myself, for songwriting and what I like to listen to, to help motivate me as a songwriter, as a musician, there are certain things I lean towards and certain things I don't.

There shall be no neutrals. Men shall either like or dislike me.

But when I hear a great song, I can't help but be inspired by it, regardless of whatever genre that song falls under.