I never really approach collaborations as kind of normal things where they're arranged and they happen because you've arranged them. I've always been like this, I just have friends I hang out with, and while we're hanging out, if music happens then it happens.

James Blake

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I think most people associate temporary with throwing up a couple of tent poles and slapping down a few lines and calling it a tennis court but that is definitely not going to be the case, i think anyone who knows Stephen Ross will know he wouldn't do anything that wasn't really first class.

James Blake

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As a lot of people know, new events that first year can be difficult because you don't have that familiarity, but we are going to do everything we can to make sure we knock it out of the park and keep it in Miami.

James Blake

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Ticket sales being up 25 percent, that shows us there is great trust in us doing a good job, that's something I am proud of and it puts a little more pressure on us but that is one of the few things I have missed about being on Tour — that you are doing something that makes a difference when you have that pressure.

James Blake

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We're not looking for a quick lawsuit, we're not looking for anything that's going to be a quick and easy solution, we're looking for a lasting, positive impact on the city and on the police force.

James Blake

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Right now, we still just have pretty broad strokes but on a similar page, ... The process will sort itself out very quickly ... I'm confident of that.

James Blake

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Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it, so I'm going to try to react to it in a positive manner and make a difference for all those that may not ... be in the same situation.

James Blake

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I don’t think he deserves to have a badge, i hope he can never do that to anyone else and get away with it. I hope he can never do that again under the shield of the New York Police Department.

James Blake

I know they put him on modified assignment, which is a good first step, but I do think there needs to be more actions taken, it’s not his first brush with a civilian complaint. I don’t think this is his first time doing this. I don’t think this is one error in judgment. I think it’s a pattern and it needs to be corrected.

James Blake

Police! Don’t move! yes. I’m not mincing words here.

James Blake

I'd like an apology. I'd like an explanation for how they conducted themselves because I think we all need to be held accountable for our actions, and police as well.

James Blake

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The first words out of my mouth were,' I'm going to 100 percent cooperate. I don't want any incident or whatever,' just out of reaction from what I've seen in the media,'.

James Blake

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Dubstep has everything for me. Rhythm, sound design, heartfelt emotion - all in one place.

James Blake

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It really surprises me that people in this day and age still write such busy music and fill up every space with layer upon layer of sound... it's like musical landfill.

James Blake

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I was trying to sound like some of the people I was listening to, like Mala and Coki.

James Blake

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I think when you're learning an instrument, you are restricted because much of it is the noise of individual theory and your ability to play the instrument.

James Blake

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I've been really trying to hone the art of songwriting in a way that doesn't follow any sort of guideline.

James Blake

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I wanted to make sounds that I'd never heard before.

James Blake

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The commercialization of dubstep isn't something I'm part of.

James Blake

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I've been asked a lot about the state of dubstep in America, and everyone wants me to say something controversial, but I have no negative feelings toward anything, really.

James Blake

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I think the music that you make, often it's even better if you identify with other people.

James Blake

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