My history is really playing live - not writing or recording. Tom Jenkinson More Quotes by Tom Jenkinson More Quotes From Tom Jenkinson The main thing I'm into is going about on a bike, taking random routes; I'm really into the idea of making up journeys, and just seeing where they take you, because they always end up taking you someplace freaky. Tom Jenkinson random end you bike It's important for that to exist in a society that doesn't present you with any genuine problems. Tom Jenkinson problems you society important The only way to find that territory is trying to keep your mind constantly open. That's the only way that you're ever going to see the sort of signs of where to go. Tom Jenkinson see you mind way The older ideas are rendering more and more bland music. Tom Jenkinson older more music ideas I was starting to feel really suffocated, using the sequencer. Tom Jenkinson using really feel starting I love traveling. I love just going about on my own, feeling I have no roots. Tom Jenkinson feeling my-own roots love Yeah, my drum programming especially is based on my knowledge of playing a drum kit. For the bass too, definitely. It was the first thing that I translated any sort of ideas through. It must have shaped it somehow. Tom Jenkinson through programming ideas knowledge Times of my life, brief periods without music, have completely felt dangerously over the edge. Tom Jenkinson without my-life music life This current round of gigs, I'm just doing it using pure electronics. Tom Jenkinson doing just electronics pure There's a couple of tracks on the new record which is sort of using similar sort of rhythms as the drum and bass tracks but playing it all live. It's a new approach to it. Tom Jenkinson playing live new approach Sometimes I think that I want to do something strictly basic, really simple. Just with a few chords. But I won't have anything more than two or three sentences in my head. That kind of evaporates once I start playing and then it goes off in whatever direction. Tom Jenkinson start think simple sometimes Just the type of music that was around at the same time as I was writing. Some of it was wicked, definitely. But there was just one direction which I thought could be pushed that no one was pushing. Tom Jenkinson direction thought music time I've never really been that much of a fan of Ninja Tune. Tom Jenkinson fan been never ninja I'm starting to play all the melodies with kind of keyboard sound but playing it from the bass guitar. Tom Jenkinson playing guitar sound play I'm not that interested in what people make of it, or how people consider me. That's nothing to do with me. Tom Jenkinson nothing how me people I'm into music for all different sorts of purposes. Tom Jenkinson purposes music different I'm basically a musician. Tom Jenkinson basically musician I'm always pleased with my work. Absolutely. Tom Jenkinson pleased absolutely always work I'd say that it's important for music to be there that gives you a challenge, that rearranges things in your head. Tom Jenkinson challenge you music important I think the best way is to forget about racing people and just find territory that's fresh. Tom Jenkinson best think people way
