Jean-Philip Grobler Quotes

South Africa, Singer
1983

Jean-Philip Grobler, known for his musical project St. Lucia, is a South African singer and musician based in Brooklyn. He is signed to Columbia Records and to date has released three albums; When the Night (2013), Matter (2016), and Hyperion (2018).

Also known as Musician

One of my favorite things is producing other artists because, in many ways, it's a lot more freeing than working on your own music.

Jean-Philip Grobler
The name came about from me just closing my eyes and sticking a pen on a map of South Africa. St. Lucia was the fifth place that the pen landed on.

Jean-Philip Grobler
- Name
- Map
- Sticking

With my own stuff, I've always held to the belief that it should take as long as it takes until it feels right.

Jean-Philip Grobler
- Right
- Belief
- Takes
When you work together in a creative way, you have to be less selfish about your ideas and learn to let both parties feel valued. Of course, that's also a really great quality to have in a relationship, too.

Jean-Philip Grobler
We've always enjoyed touring, which is fortunate because we're always on the road. The most difficult part is that time passes by so quickly. It's hard to pay attention to your normal life because shows are all-encompassing.

Jean-Philip Grobler
I find that when I'm under pressure, I work really well, but then you have those days where you sleep for four hours because you drive to a venue overnight and arrive there the next day, and you're cranky and not dealing with it very well.

Jean-Philip Grobler
- Work
- Pressure
- Well
When I start working on an idea, I immediately record without judging it.

Jean-Philip Grobler
- Idea
- Record
- Judging
The reason I decided to become a solo artist in the first place was because I always felt that the results that I got from working as a team where everyone had equal say... ended up with compromised, watered-down results.

Jean-Philip Grobler
- Team
- Results
- Solo

We have such an energetic live show. We have so much fun onstage. We swap instruments. We might possibly be the sweatiest band in the business.

Jean-Philip Grobler
- Show
- Onstage
- Energetic
Images and music are very connected.

Jean-Philip Grobler
- Music
- Images
- Connected