The easy answer is to say that it's a part for black people to see black heroes, but to me it's important to young Mexican kids to see a black hero. Adrian Younge More Quotes by Adrian Younge More Quotes From Adrian Younge I think that being a film composer, someone that gets it and actually applies the music, it allows you to open up a spectrum of feeling. You're now allowed to approach the music from an audio visual perspective. Adrian Younge perspective feelings thinking To me, when something is classic, whether it came out today or thirty years ago, it falls all in the same pot. Adrian Younge today years fall Hip-hop has permeated pop culture for decades. For a long time, though, it seemed to permeate it in a such a way that it never really got its just due. Now, hip-hop seems to be getting that recognition and is more widely accepted, which is great. Adrian Younge hip-hop long culture Blaxploitation films were black films targeting black people. They were films made to appeal to a culture in a way that was supposed to be unfiltered. Adrian Younge black culture people What really, really inspires me is that you don't see many black superheroes on television. Adrian Younge superhero black inspire When you're composing for somebody, that means you have a boss. You have to do what it takes to, at the end of the day, appease them. Adrian Younge boss the-end-of-the-day mean It's important for a young black kid to see a Mexican hero, just to know that we're all equal. Adrian Younge mexican hero kids It's important to the world to see superheroes that are spread across our demographic. Adrian Younge superhero important world When you get above the line, you're above the line. So my thing is I just want to make music where I am always above that line. Adrian Younge lines want I try to make classics. I don't try to make things that aren't good. It's always a pleasure to see that people care about the kind of music I'm making. Adrian Younge care trying people When people score films, the job is to be visual. When people make music, it's about evoking feeling. It's great when you get both feelings and being out of their head. Adrian Younge feelings jobs people I don't have any computers in my studio, it's all analog tape. All analog tape, all old equipment, I mean my mics are like from the 60's and early 70's, everything in there is old. Adrian Younge tape computer mean As a freelance artist, you have to please somebody instead of just making music. But when the employer trusts and leans on you to determine what is right for a scene or feeling, that's ideal. Adrian Younge feeling you music artist When you get older, you try to get what you wanted as a kid. Maybe you wanted an arcade in your house or Q-Tip rapping on your beats. Adrian Younge your try you house People don't realize how much it means to your music to record on tape, whether it be for new music or old music. People don't realize how much or how imperative it is to use actual hardware when making drums because those are actual percussion samplers. They're hardware instruments that are made to have the drum hit. Adrian Younge realize new music people Basically, if you work hard and practice an instrument every day, you'll learn how to play like a professional. You'll get better and better each day. And that's how it works for me. I wasn't magically inclined to play. I had to keep practicing and practicing to train my fingers. Adrian Younge day me you work People like RZA and DJ Premier are really on the balcony to scope my musical theories. They also help me focus on making sure I make money, making sure I get the notoriety I should, just regular stuff that friends do when you're in the business. And to call them friends is amazing. Adrian Younge me you money business I always feel like young people are more emotionally in tune with new and timeless music. Adrian Younge new feel music people I'm a film composer, but I'm a hip-hop guy. Adrian Younge hip-hop composer film guy Generally, as a composer, it's perceived as an employer-employee relationship. Adrian Younge generally composer relationship
