100 Quotes by DJ Premier

I love heavy metal, Metallica. I'm into Jefferson Starship and acid rock.

I'm a bass player and I'm a drummer - I'm a big fan of bass players.

Yeah, Travis Scott's dad taught me how to ride minibikes and how to repair the engines. His name's Jack Webster. Jack had a drum set and his brother had a bass. So I used to play with them, and that's what started me wanting to get into music and take it serious. And this is before rap.

I don't usually collab with producers, because I don't need to. I never have, because I don't want to break my style of how I do things.

I get up early all the time.

I was a heavy kid, even though I was into sports and very active.

I've never sampled just one artist, I'm known for my reputation and my creativity.

I grew up in a town called Prairie View. It's like 45 minutes outside of Houston.

I've been sequencing all of my albums, from any Gang Starr stuff to Jeru to Group Home, all of it. I pay a lot of attention to that and really always have. I've even helped sequence friend's projects.