Adrian Younge Professions : Composer Born : 1978 Browse All Authors Top 37 quotes by Adrian Younge Generally, as a composer, it's perceived as an employer-employee relationship. Adrian Younge generally composer relationship We love high-end art, but when you're looking at high-end art in music, a lot of the time, it's appreciated academically, but you can't feel it as much. Adrian Younge music time love art I grew up, and I'm getting the chance to make music with the people I idolized. Adrian Younge make music chance people I like golden-era hip-hop because they were recording on a 2-inch tape. There was dirty, raw sampling. It's nasty. It has a vibe to it. Adrian Younge hip-hop like nasty dirty I started buying ill, obscure records, and then I saw Portishead and Air live, and my mouth was on the ground. Adrian Younge mouth ground live air I can't do too much musical movement with a lot of MC's, because they don't know how to follow me. But with Souls of Mischief, I could go anywhere because they are musicians - they rap as musicians, and they play instruments and produce, so they get that. Adrian Younge musicians follow know me I'd never record digitally. It's not because its' a horrible way to record, it's just not the best way to record my music, because my music is rawer, darker and a little more nostalgic. Adrian Younge never best music way My music sounds different because the techniques are archaic, seeing as most people only record digitally. Adrian Younge only music different people To me, recording with live instruments and tape takes things back to an older sound that I like but that's still fresh. Adrian Younge live back me sound I've always been a big fan of Kendrick's, but it's different when you hear him on your own production. Adrian Younge your own you always I remember those moments in my life when the tape came out on that Tuesday, and I went to Sam Goody to cop it. And sitting and listening to it. In awe of the music I was listening to, but also imagining this music at the hip-hop clubs and with the homies in the car. Adrian Younge my-life car music life I basically wake up at five in the morning and grab coffee and just get to the studio. And I have a list of things I need to get done every day. Sometimes it's just mixing, sometimes it's actually writing, sometimes it's writing, recording, and mixing. It all depends on what is necessary that day. Adrian Younge day wake-up coffee morning I always compare myself to what I did last, so I've got to try and beat what I did last. I'm always upping my own bar. Adrian Younge own try myself my-own I don't like to focus on just hip-hop because with hip-hop, I can only do so much; with a vocalist, I can only do so much, but the limitations are varying. Adrian Younge hip-hop like i-can focus When I did 'Venice Dawn,' there were times where people would cry after listening to it. Adrian Younge cry dawn listening people I want listeners to feel as though they went through an experience. Adrian Younge feel through experience want Having Ghost and Raekwon together on multiple tracks is almost like cheating because they fit so well together. Their chemistry is undeniable, and they clearly make each other better. Adrian Younge better chemistry together cheating Similar Authors Igor Stravinsky composer Irving Berlin composer Brian Ferneyhough composer Bryce Dessner composer Bradley Joseph composer Boudleaux Bryant composer All Authors