Adrian Younge Quotes
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As a freelance artist, you have to please somebody instead of just making music. But when the employer trusts and leans on you to determine what is right for a scene or feeling, that's ideal.
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I grew up, and I'm getting the chance to make music with the people I idolized.
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Cee Lo - to me, his voice is classic; I've personally said to him before, 'For me, your voice is as special as a Michael Jackson vocal,' because of what he can do, his range. I said that to him, and I mean that.
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I'm a film composer, but I'm a hip-hop guy.
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I like golden-era hip-hop because they were recording on a 2-inch tape. There was dirty, raw sampling. It's nasty. It has a vibe to it.
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When I did 'Venice Dawn,' there were times where people would cry after listening to it.
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I always compare myself to what I did last, so I've got to try and beat what I did last. I'm always upping my own bar.
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I started buying ill, obscure records, and then I saw Portishead and Air live, and my mouth was on the ground.