“When a band first comes along, they should be confusing and doing something people don't accept. You don't want the first reaction to just be, "Oh, I get that."” PeopleWantShouldFirstsAcceptingBandReactionsConfusing Author:Alexis Taylor
“A lot of people in the crowd want to be told what to do; if you just put your hands up, they do it.” PeopleIfsWantHandsCrowdsHands Up Author:Alexis Taylor
“I like listening to music on a Discman, where the CD spins, and the fact that it's weird to listen to something on a Discman when most people have an iPod, even though those have an internal hard drive that's spinning, too.” PeopleHardFactsListeningInternalsListening To MusicSpinningCdsIpods Author:Alexis Taylor
“Some people are better at seeing things through to a logical conclusion as far as copying things they like from other people's records; they understand what Brian Eno did and they just do it.” PeopleRecordsSeeingConclusionLogicalJust Do ItCopyingBrian Author:Alexis Taylor
“I really enjoy playing for hours and hours. DJ sets where you turn up over an hour and you're on a festival stage, people basically expect much more pounding than I ever would play. I just feel like a fish out of water when I do those. They want something really kind of aggressive; that's not really the kind of music that I'm into.” PeopleKindEnjoyWaterHoursAggressive Author:Alexis Taylor
“It's an example of when three people think something's brilliant and one thinks it's terrible. I suppose that's what improvising can be like because you just don't really know how anyone's feeling about it. You come off stage like, "Was that good?"” PeopleThinkingFeelingsTerribleBrilliant Author:Alexis Taylor
“We're still making Hot Chip records whilst doing these other things, so why not just try and make music you enjoy making rather than being tied down by things? It would just be crazy to not allow people to make music.” PeopleTryingEnjoyCrazyHotBeing Crazy Author:Alexis Taylor
“In the recording process, sometimes people feel that there isn't a space for them to contribute.” PeopleSometimes Author:Alexis Taylor
“It's funny, I played a social gig once - we were playing music that was rhythm based, but it was going in some strange places. Some people came up to me afterward and said, "Can you play a tune that we'll all recognize?" I've carried that with me forever - why would you want a tune you could recognize? What's the point of that?” PeopleForeverStrangeRhythm Author:Alexis Taylor
