Quotes from El-P
The thing about hip-hop producers, and the thing about hip-hop musicians, is that we listen to everything. And we're inspired by everything. I'd say even more so than any other genre of music.
— El-P
The bravest artists I've ever known have always been graf artists. Risking your life and your freedom is no joke.
— El-P
I believe that experimenting is what production is. But it doesn't mean much if you don't have a solid foundation in what you're experimenting with. You can't really deviate from music unless you know music; it's not gonna work.
— El-P
Most people aren't happy about being consistent and staying at the same place for years. People want forward progress and motion.
— El-P
Rap music deserves truth, and it deserves spontaneity.
— El-P
If New York has just become a mall for the world, then what's the difference between being here and somewhere else?
— El-P
Standing up for what you believe is right, as well as standing up for what you believe is funny, standing up for what you believe is cool. As we found each other and the music that we do, we get to live out all of those things. That's what Run The Jewels is: it's all of those aspects of our personality.
— El-P
I'm not that prolific in terms of making my own music.
— El-P
I've fallen on my face. I've made mistakes. I've got plenty of records where I listen back, and I think, 'I wouldn't've done that.'
— El-P
That dark humor has always been a part of what I've done. It's always been somewhat tongue-in-cheek.
— El-P
Why should I be sober when God is so clearly dusted out his mind?
— El-P
I'm a cat guy. I'm absolutely a cat guy. I grew up with cats.
— El-P