A lot of the stuff I've accumulated over the last few years of touring I thought was really interesting. Like sounds, sound bites, and beats even, but they weren't good dance beats they weren't ones anyone would want to rap over or anything. Eric San More Quotes by Eric San More Quotes From Eric San Nothing to do with anything, something to do with everything. Eric San anythingnothingsomethingeverything Dear motorist on the information superhighway. I'm sorry I do not have a car. Eric San dearcarinformationsorry We're on tour to kind of explain why we do what we do, how its done and how we put it together. Eric San explainhowdonetogether There's individual turntable setups devoted to piano, bass, drums and a set for soloing as well. We like to try and explore the gamut of what a turntable can do. Eric San explorewelltrylike Playing with decks, for me, has always been about trying new things. I make it a point to keep trying different things, keep pushing it a little bit at a time. Eric San newmenew-thingstime Eventually it just got really crazy. Less and less oxygen in the apartment. Eric San gotjustoxygencrazy My scratching I don't really think communicates to intelligent life forms. Anyone with more than one brain cell would think Kid Koala music is completely retarded. Eric San thinkmusicbrainlife Even though you were radiated doesn't mean you get to have that sort of power. Eric San getyoupowermean I try and make little stories. Whether it's with a pencil or with bits of records, it's really the same thing. Eric San pencilsamemaketry If you can understand the humor in the drawing part you'll probably get the humor in the audio part. Eric San understandyoudrawinghumor It's funny how making odd noises can get you into strange situations sometimes. Eric San youstrangesometimesfunny Eventually we want to do a puppet musical with turntables in the orchestra pit. Eric San eventuallypuppetorchestrawant I really enjoyed the sort of real crazy, eclectic layering stuff and how it all worked together. I could tell it was some of it was derivative of something. I could tell that certain things were being looped around and I just really enjoyed the way that it all came together. Eric San crazyrealtogetherway If you met my dad, I think a lot of things would be put to rest. Because my pops is a pretty silly guy. But, Coldcut, they're based in the U.K. I'm a big fan of jazz music, so American music has had a big influence on what I listen to. Eric San restyoudadmusic When I'm playing with the band or playing with some projects or some of my own stuff it's about the musical approach. That would be the more turntablist approach to things of where it's strictly about music. Eric San ownthingsmy-ownmusic When the generation after me started getting on the cut, a lot of them would call me over to hang out or go jam and scratch and they were always separate from each other. Eric San generationgomealways When I started, there weren't that many kids doing it in the city, but the in the wave after me there were a lot of them and they actually never spoke to each other. Eric San citydoingneverme I realized that we were all sort of conspiring, well, not conspiring against each other, but all this cloak and dagger stuff and I was like; what is this? Eric San realizedagainstwelllike You can say battle or war or whatever, but in the end, it's music. It's not really violent in intent at all, it's really just about expression and celebrating that in itself. Eric San youmusicbattlewar I'm not here to battle anybody. In the end it's just an instrument. That shouldn't be a concept. Eric San hereendjustbattle
