El-P

Just because I run an indie label doesn't mean I don't think Jay-Z is nice. ”

Labels are curators of taste, and the best ones know how to monetize what an artist is trying to do. ”

I've been listening to this group called the Veils, which I kind of discovered late. I've been really obsessed with this album that they have called 'Nux Vomica,' and I just think it's a brilliantly produced and written rock record. ”

If New York has just become a mall for the world, then what's the difference between being here and somewhere else? ”

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. ”

I definitely grew up on Garfield. I just loved his pessimism. ”

I really don't believe in going too far out of your way to hunt down somebody to do a song. ”

I remember one day sitting in the mirror with a saxophone, just looking at myself, being like, 'I can't do this; this is ridiculous.' ”

A lot of the attitude I used to have about being from New York when I was younger just disappeared when I started to the rest of the world. ”

I like Das Racist, and so should you. ”