100 Quotes by Flying Lotus

I was first inspired to make music by my cousin Oran. He was making music on an old Mac II by himself in his little lab, and I just started taking up after him. He was the first person to put a machine in front of me to work on. He was like my big brother, someone who I looked up to.

Part of what I like to do with Brainfeeder is to get the younger kids hearing jazz, because they don't know where to go to really hear it. Brainfeeder gives me a platform to put out people like Kamasi Washington or Austin Peralta.

'Cosmogramma' is basically the studies that map out the universe and the relations of heaven and hell.

I love Snoop - I grew up with his music - but I never thought for a second that we'd work together.

Death is a reality, and one day I'm not going to be here anymore, and whatever's next might not be that bad either.

All of the Flying Lotus records are exploring similar themes: These questions in my mind about what's next and what's beyond.

I always feel like the past informs my present musically.

People don't really care to be around you when you're going through tough times.

I grew up in the San Fernando Valley, which doesn't feel like L.A. It's a bit different. It's still L.A. County, but it's not the same, it's not the kind of place where they embrace you for being a weirdo. You were just left alone with your Nintendo, and that was my life.