8 Quotes by Nicolas Jaar

You go from having fun doing something to having it become your life without you realizing it. It can be weird and dark, but every single time I have a dark thought that makes me think dark about that, I tell myself, “Stop, you’re stupid. This is great.”

Sometimes, I get in a mindset where I don’t like my own music. I hate yourself and my music because I’m doing it every day. I feel like a clown.

I hate thinking about what I’m doing. I wish I didn’t think about it at all.

I don’t remember explaining that I was making electronic music to anyone, but I don’t remember anyone being curious about it, either.

I’ve watched Jurassic Park twice in my life – once when I was six and the second time a couple of weeks ago. It inspired me to think about how gaps in time change our way of perceiving.

By the time I was a senior in high school, I was constantly with my headphones, just making music all the time. People were calling me a “musician”, and I found that so weird.

I really feel like I came out of the water when I graduated from college, because I wasn’t really aware of what was going on. If certain people tried to take advantage of me or whatever, I never really realized it until I got out of school.

Part of why I was drawn to making dance music was convenience. It was the type of music I could make without a band, and I wasn’t interested in collaborating with anyone.