Theophilus London Quotes

I listen to a lot of music... but there still hasn't been a project yet that touches me like 'Beast Mode' has.

There are a lot of great albums that take a year to connect.

It's too easy now to find music, and it's therefore too easy to dismiss music, particularly music that doesn't hit you the first time you hear it.

I don't get to listen to music for fun very often; a lot of what I'm hearing is for work and isn't released yet.

I'm a hip-hop guy, and the first time I heard Eminem was in '96. He was on a record with Shabban Siddiq. I was like, 'Who is this guy? He's dope!' First album came out: awesome. Second album came out: awesome. Third album, I was like, 'Eh.' He started to get really successful. He wasn't 'mine' anymore.

The average music-lover hears only the production under prevailing conditions.

I love 'Watch the Throne,' because Kanye was acting so ratchet.

AC/DC, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper - I learned stories of all these guys. That's when I fell in love with Queen, which is one of my favorite bands of all time... I started paying attention to what made music good. I started paying attention to why I liked it.

Rock and roll music - people want records. For me, it's the whole thing - the package. I don't get satisfaction from buying an MP3.

I think it would be different to work with a guy like Kanye West or Jay-Z, those guys are so phenomenal, but just to work with a rapper, I don't think is really my thing. I really like songs, like true songs. Like indie songs.

There's so much excellent new music around that I can't afford to buy it all and I haven't the time to review as much as I'd like. I can't remember a better time to be a musician or to listen to music!

The only thing I've ever offered the public is some music. If they like the music, that's great. Turn on the radio. If they don't like it, switch it off.

I go through periods listening to specific types of music. Because I'm a musician, listening to music is... it's a bit like work for me. A little bit.

I know what a Gang Starr album that's done is supposed to sound like.

I'm kind of a geek when it comes to talking about chord structures or melody, so I always loved in-depth conversations with musicians about things. I also enjoy when a fan can just put something on, and they really know nothing about music other than they like it and it touches them in some way.

I like a lot of the new artists, but there's only one I can name that stands out to me the most: Kendrick Lamar.

I try to listen to as much as possible. I know some people really try to avoid music when they're writing and recording, but I am very inspired by so many different musicians, and I need to learn.

I don't keep up with music.

I skipped 'College Dropout' and 'Late Registration' and went straight to '808s & Heartbreak.'

I like Kanye and Kendrick Lamar.

My favorite Kanye album is 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.'

I am very conscious of first sampling the music and then getting it out for fans.

I'm just real in-tune with music - I really listen to R&B more than I listen to rap.

I know how important '36 Chambers' is, and it inspired me to record 'Lifted.'

'Bitter Sweet Symphony' is one of the biggest hip-hop records of all time once you actually analyse it.