I played guitar all my life, all the way through the Yardbirds, but I knew that for me this was going to be a guitar vehicle, because that's what I wanted it to be.
My first album was completed in three months.
Tame Impala has two lives. One is the album, which is like a producer, and the other life is like a band: more of a live incarnation where we're basically a covers band for the albums that I produce.
Bjork, I'd love to do something with her. I'd love to do some sort of crazy orchestral choir thing with her.
'Trouble Maker' was a project that worked whenever a song that fit the concept came in.
I have thought about some kind of musical involving my music. That would be kind of interesting. I have thought of it in that way, as a creator of something, not so much a performer. So that's in my head.
How could I resist? Look, I love that record and have nothing but great, great memories of my time with BLACK SABBATH . Tony was really busy but got his solos to me at the last minute as he promised and they are just fantastic. I think BLACK SABBATH fans will be over the moon when they hear what he's done. As for Roger and Ian , well, they just sound great on this song so it really did become 'Black Purple'. Personally, I love the irony of it all.
It'd be cool to do something with Coldplay, and Ryan Tedder's amazing.
I love the band Haim. I would love to do something with them.
I've done a couple of tunes with Kaytranada. 'Got It Good' has had such a great response.
I actually started the whole project some years ago with a live debut at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels. The focus was mainly on my favorite period of Billie Holiday, which was the late-50s Verve recordings, with essentially a small version of the Count Basie band.
The first project, I made 16 songs and put 12 of them on the mixtape.
Many people work behind a music project, but hardly get recognised.
I always wanted to do a record called, 'The Three J's,' because you got me, Jay Rock, you got J. Cole, and you got Jay Z. I thought that it would be dope. I said, if I couldn't get Jay Z, we'll get Jay Electronica.
I have no desire to write lyrics with Adrenaline Mob.
An instrumental album is something I've been wanting to do for a long time.
I like Avenged Sevenfold and Five Finger Death Punch, with whom I did a single.
I'd like to do a Christmas album. I've never done a Christmas album.
I kinda like the idea of having an album that's all me.
The only time that I've adopted characterization again since that point, for my own albums, has been an album called "Outside" that I did with Brian Eno.
I'm doing a record that has a story that runs through all of the songs, and then there is also a film that goes along with it.
I finished the recordings I had started with Eleven. Matt Cameron joined for the rest of those sessions.
I've wanted to do a solo album since 2000 when I was writing songs for the 'Machine' record.
Burzum was never formed, as Burzum is no group, only Count Grishnackh of many colors.
I'm also working on a track for Howard Hewett, and a theme for a new NPR show.
