Mikky Ekko Professions : Record producer Born : December 17, 1984 Browse All Authors Top 9 quotes by Mikky Ekko Smile, the worst is yet to come. Mikky Ekko worst I think, being a male singer, I always hate another great male singer's voice before I can love it, unless it's just really far from what I do. Mikky Ekko voice hate thinking I really wanted to focus on my songwriting, or songwriting with other people. I wanted to go learn from other people who were really good at the classic, more traditional idea of songwriting. Mikky Ekko focus people ideas There's something really precious in that - if you try to tame something that's meant to be wild you wind up jeopardizing the nature of why it exists. Mikky Ekko ifs trying wind I enjoy writing in a lot of different styles, so I pushed to find that vicious place, or that vulnerable place, and let it exist as intensely as I could. Mikky Ekko style different writing When I started that's how I wrote because I didn't know any better. I was just like "I want to make music." Then there were all these things that I learned to get myself over certain humps, but I think it just comes down to: do I have something to say or not? If I'm feeling something I should try to get that out, and maybe it's not words, but trying to turn it into something. Mikky Ekko feelings trying thinking You need a sanctuary. Somewhere where it doesn't feel like it's being tainted by everybody's opinions and other people's money. I think I'm kind of homesick right now. Mikky Ekko people needs thinking Everybody's able to pour into each other creatively, and pop into the studio and pop out. It feels like a community. As an artistic community I think it's really cool. Mikky Ekko able community thinking The first time I was in Stockholm, everybody was real cordial, but I started having these nightmares that I was being watched by aliens, basically all the time. My theory on it was that it was really, really unnerving to be in a place where English isn't the first language. Mikky Ekko aliens real firsts Similar Authors Bryce Wilson record-producer Ariel Rechtshaid record-producer Ashanti record-producer Arca record-producer Andrew Loog Oldham record-producer Amerie record-producer All Authors
