Grace Chatto Quotes

When you're doing collaborative music, the relationship that forms is a very bonding kind of experience.

Making music with people is a very intimate process.

There were a certain amount of people that were down with me, and we would just sit in the room and make music.

That's always been a dream for me, to be able to collaborate and make music with the people that inspired you to make music.

Without a doubt, my richest relationships are my long-term friendships with musical partners, because we make music together. That's what we love to do with our lives.

Creating sounds together with other musicians is something I've always liked doing.

When Guru Randhawa and I sang, people really liked our chemistry.

Actually, for 'Family & Loyalty' I wanted Drake on the track but he was about to go on tour for his Scorpion album, so timewise it wasn't going to work.

Andy Timmons is someone I've jammed with many times over the years, and we always have a great chemistry when playing together.

I'm now working with some of the best songwriters in the world and Sia has written a song that has been given to me. Oh my God, it's just insane.

I only want to write a song with the people who want to write a song with me.

My collaborative albums are always way more enjoyable to make.

I see myself as a composer who plays music and likes to play with other people, and not just as a solo artist.

The Sekrets record is very much me, and Dan's Emergency Room is very much him. And then Alkaline Trio is very much ours.

Sonic Youth was a collective. There's something fantastic about the idea of making music is a social activity.

When I put Foster The People together, I just wanted to play music with friends.

I just believe in collaboration. I mean, I've written songs on my own, you know, but I think if the artist has something to bring to the table - someone like Pink, for instance - where they have something to say, it makes your job easier and more special.

Amaal and I have some sort of magnetic connection. I am my brother's first assistant. So I have sung the scratch versions of all his songs. We make music at home, jam every day.

I write these songs and I like the idea of letting the band interpret it as they will. This band is like any band; it's not just me. This isn't just a way for me to play my songs. There are four distinct artistic voices, and they deserve to be expressed.

I think, at the end of the day, that was really what the reward for production is for me, is being allowed to be a part of somebody else's musical vision for a while. Like Gwar. I got to do a Gwar record, right? That was great.

I like being in a band where everybody's equal.

Collaborating on lyrics has never worked for me.

Gunna was the second person I ever made a song with.

We'd love to collaborate with Sam Smith. I've told him. Many times. We've got loads of songs we've written that we can literally just hear his voice on.

I openly share music with Drake, especially when it's time for him to have a project.