40 Quotes by Jamie xx

I always just experiment with different sounds and styles until I find something that evokes the feeling I'm going for. I'm not trying to think too much about what anyone else is doing.

I don't want my music to be of its time; I want it to be timeless.

I play vinyl and CDs. Playing vinyl is the best sound quality you can get playing music loudly, so that's the main reason I do that.

It's still as exciting to play records I've not heard before as it was when I was young. There's not much that makes me feel like that besides making music. And they definitely feed into each other.

When I hear something new, mostly in rhythms, I often find it interesting to recreate it in a studio in a completely different way.

When I buy lots of records, I stop making music - it's detrimental to the creative side. When I'm DJing a lot, it's just basically partying every day.

I can make something for a long time and just not come up with an ending. It's finishing things that I don't enjoy.

It's not like I force myself to think of sad things, but... it's more that I make music because it makes me happy.

I just like the lineage and the heritage and the fact that British dance music is still progressing. I'm from London; I love London, and I wouldn't know how else to show that love in musical terms. There's something about British stuff that's a bit faster, a bit harder-hitting. Just tough.