Ariel Rechtshaid

I was a snot-nosed teenage skater at one point, who listened to only punk records and hung around people that had that idea of what is okay to do and what isn't okay to do. ”

The goal is to make something that sounds new and different. ”

I like to find an artist who inspires me and get into their world and challenge them. ”

Hip-hop has never had boundaries - the more adventurous it is, the more popular it seems to be. ”

I realized I liked being in the studio and working on translating the ideas into recordings. ”

I try not to become friends with musicians, but life happens and dinner happens and going out happens - it becomes interwoven in L.A. ”

I was never in the business of trying to put my name out there - I was really focused on music and records and being in the studio. ”

I would rather fall flat on my face than try to just make a quick dollar by making music that fits into the radio format right now. It does nothing for me. ”

I just think that with music, it's kind of like life, and so the people you work with, you generally develop a relationship. You don't have to try to explain things. You just know. It's like you're in the band together and striving for the same goal. ”

I have a hard time repeating myself. ”