My on-stage uniform is basically my life uniform, also. But sometimes I go a lil' flashier on stage. Tucker Halpern More Quotes by Tucker Halpern More Quotes From Tucker Halpern Thankfully, I found a doctor at Presbyterian Hospital in New York, Scott Hammer, who diagnosed my chronic fatigue as the Epstein-Barr virus, and the medication I took either helped jump-start my immune system or made the virus dormant. I was very lucky. Tucker Halpern hospitaldoctornewlucky Everyone in the industry really sort of welcomed us with open arms - at least the people we've come across so far and the other artists. Tucker Halpern faruseveryonepeople I always loved music, but it was a passion that I had put to the side for my whole life. Tucker Halpern lovedpassionmusiclife I dedicated most of my life to basketball, and that was my plan until my junior year of college when I got ill and was bed-ridden for eight months. In those months, I wanted to be productive, and I taught myself how to produce music on my computer. When I went back to school, I started taking all my classes in music and DJing a lot. Tucker Halpern my-lifemyselfmusiclife I grew up drumming but had to put it on the back burner because of basketball. Tucker Halpern becausebackupbasketball Criticism doesn't affect me much now. Tucker Halpern affectnowmecriticism Basketball is my first love. If my health had permitted me, I would still be playing, but I am glad in retrospect that everything happened the way it did. Tucker Halpern i-ammehealthlove I get the same rush being on stage DJing that I did on the court. Tucker Halpern samegetbeingstage I've been inconsistent by my standards, but I always set high goals for myself. Tucker Halpern goalshighmyselfalways Every few weeks, I'd really be worn down. The doctor said just take time off, but it became apparent that the exercise you need to be a top-level athlete brought the symptoms on. Tucker Halpern doctordownyoutime I'm meeting people I never would have met at Brown and doing things I couldn't do because of basketball. Tucker Halpern meetingneverbasketballpeople If it feels good, feels different, and falls in the middle of both of our wildly different tastes, then we know it's a Sofi Tukker song. Tucker Halpern goodknowdifferentsong Sophie is so free-spirited, open-minded, and intelligent. She brings the sensuality. The soft connection. She can look people in the eye and make them feel something. Tucker Halpern feellookeyepeople I learned that being sort of legitimately recognized by a legitimate and traditional recording academy, it made people look at us a bit differently. Not everyone, but some people. Tucker Halpern some-peopleeveryonelookpeople Some people have their problems with the Grammys, and it doesn't recognize so many great artists. Tucker Halpern some-peopleproblemsgreatpeople I don't have any connection to Portuguese, but I listened to a lot of music in other languages because I was really into house music; there are all sorts of languages that are featured in house. Tucker Halpern connectionbecausemusichouse Sometimes, we've made songs where we're angry and yelling, and then there are some songs where we're just having fun and dancing and happy. Tucker Halpern angryhappyfunsometimes Like a lot of us, I went through some phases on the way to finding what I felt comfortable in as myself. Tucker Halpern findingmyselflikeway Sophie does more of the writing, lyrical stuff; I do more of the sitting at the computer and the board stuff. But it blurs. If we're both really feeling it, then we'll keep going with the song. Tucker Halpern feelingkeep-goingsittingsong We are so excited about life and about every song. Tucker Halpern aboutexcitedsonglife
