Instrumental Tracks Quotes

A lot of people have been sending me beats, I've just been getting it in.

There is better than a good chance that while relaxing on a beach somewhere or sipping a martini in your favorite lounge, you have heard music that makes raise your eyebrow and ask, 'What kind of music is that?'

Beats are really inspiring. They always make me want to write something over them.

If you look back into the Superlatives' body of work, we've always included instrumentals.

'Fragile,' of course, was a very successful album for us, especially here in the States. It had a lot of solo pieces on it, though.

I love all types of music. Jazz, classical, blues, rock, hip-hop. I often write scripts to instrumentals like a hip-hop artist. Music inspires me to write. It's either music playing or completely silent. Sometimes distant sound fuels you. In New York there's always a buzzing beneath you.

The producing side is always a hard thing for me. I look at Flying Lotus and see producers dropping instrumentals, and I think I should do it myself. I just try to be an artist for myself. That way, it's a lot easier.

When I was a youngster, I might have been about 17 or 18 when I first started making beats.

I can count on one hand the number of instrumental hits there have been over the last ten years.

I remember a couple of instrumental albums, just don't ask the names.

I'm not interested in making an album that's just dark and pummelling for an hour, nor am I interested in making a beatless record from start to finish.

I think that with me and Madlib, I was never afraid to really experiment with his tracks and things.

I really only make my own beats when I feel like I can't wait on somebody, or it's taking too long to get a nice beat to rap on.