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Electronic musician

Skrillex, born Sonny John Moore, is an influential American electronic musician, producer, and DJ. Known for his unique musical style and contributions to the electronic dance music (EDM) genre, Skrillex has made a significant impact on the electronic music scene. Born on January 15, 1988, he has blended various electronic music elements, including Dubstep, Brostep, and Drum and Bass, to create a distinctive sound that has influenced the industry.

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“I don’t care if he hangs out with Skream/Benga or whoever,” he spat, “it’s just pure nonsense to ruin a hardcore genre with gay synths, chopped chipmunk vocals and cheesy poppy shit just so you can make a shitload of money and be an icon to a fanbase that consists of 13 year old wannabe dubheads and doesn’t know shit about music.”

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“Look at this, I'm a coward too... You don't need to hide my friend, for I am just like you...”

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“I think phone cases will always be novelties, but there's always so many interesting phone cases I like phone cases and I think the sillier the better - but this is a cool take on it.”

Thinking Interesting Cases Phones Novelty

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“Obstacles are an opportunity to create something new”

Opportunity Obstacles Something New

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“I remember seeing the full Daft Punk pyramid show in 2007. I went alone, drove up in my Honda Fit, bought a ticket off a scalper for $150, got on the floor, and had the best time of my life. I didn't have a drink, no drugs. But I was high out of my mind. It changed my life.”

Mind Shows Remember Seeing Changed Fit Drink Drug Punk Tickets Pyramids Of My Mind Changed My Life Best Times Time Of My Life Daft Honda Best Time Of My Life Daft Punk

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“It's strange - some directors are really talented but they can be so precious when it comes to letting you be a part of it.”

Strange Directors

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“Fantasy is hard to do when it comes to making it look good compared to something that's a documentary or hyper-realism.”

Looks Hard Fantasy Realism Documentaries Hyper

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“Sometimes a song can take up to a year to write, and because I waited that year and waited to work on it that day, it came up that extra 50 percent.”

Writing Years Sometimes Song Percent Extras

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“Whenever I am in my videos, it's rare. A lot of it is, they feel more live and hyper-realist, rather than fantasy. People would just be like, "Oh, Skrillex is acting in this video," and it wouldn't work as well.”

People Feels Wells Acting Fantasy Video Realist Hyper

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“There are artists that are using computers in all genres - Kendrick Lamar's music is electronic-made, and Taylor Swift is the same thing. There's a lot of pop music, underground music, and music for films made with computers. In that sense, it's not going to go away.”

Made Film Artist Computer Music Is Pops Genre Going Away Pop Music Underground Music

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“An artist creates songs and timeless moments that are reflections that impact culture, and you can do that in any way - with guitars, ukelele, a computer. So, that will never die. It's always the artist behind the computer, not the computer.”

Way Moments Artist Song Dies Culture Can Do Behinds Computer Reflection Impact Guitar Timeless

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“There is a lot of music out there that you can play side by side and you can't hear the personality - that has a timeline on it, for sure.”

Play Sides Personality Timelines

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“I haven't played EDC since 2011. Normally, my sound fits a little bit better in mixed festivals.”

Littles Bits Sound Havens Fit Little Bit Festivals

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“Hip-hop and electronic music are so similar, in the fact that they're both very visceral, have so much bass; a lot of times, it's the same tempos. The culture and some of the sound design is different but a lot of times, it's the same stuff.”

Different Facts Culture Stuff Sound Design Hip Hop Hips Hops Bass Tempo Visceral Electronic Music Sound Design

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“If I can win grammys then that means all you yet to be seen bedroom geniuses will one day TAKEOVER THE WORLD”

Ifs World Mean I Can Winning Genius One Day Bedroom Takeovers

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“The people who I grew up making music with, we've all grown up and become successful in different ways. My manager supported me since I was 16 and believed in me as a musician. He's been there since Day 1, and there's so much to be said about doing something with people that you love.”

People Way Love Said Different Age Successful Grew Grew Up Musician Managers Different Ways Becoming Successful

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“I don't like being overexposed. I don't like being on covers. And I don't like people talking about me.”

People Talking People Talking Talking About Me

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“I never set out to be part of a genre, because I listen to all types of music.”

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“I book myself tight. If I have any time off, I get antsy.”

Ifs Book Time Off

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“The greatest gift of all time is that you can make creation infectious because people spend less time being negative If you log all the time with negativity in the while world, I wonder how much better the world would be if people sat down and did something positive. It spirals.”

People Ifs World Would Be Wonder Creation Negative Down And All Time Sat Negativity Greatest Gifts Spirals

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“I don't really think about recognition; I'm not really involved.”

Thinking Involved Recognition

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“With 'Bangarang,' I didn't make any announcement, no campaign. I just put it on my Facebook and some other places. That's how I've done everything with my previous records. I've always kept it organic.”

Done Records Campaigns Announcements

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“Singing's not my real passion.”

Real Passion Singing

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“I don't care about having money. It's about being happy, man.”

Men Care Don't Care I Don't Care Happy Man

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“To me, it's always a joy to create music no matter what it takes to actually get there. The real evils are always whatever stops you from doing that - like if your CPU is spiking and you have to sit there and bounce all your MIDI to audio. Now that's annoying!”

Ifs Real Matter Joy Evil No Matter What Annoying Bounce Audio Midi

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“I prefer the gloominess to the sun. I don't know why.”

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“I don't like hype cluttering art.”

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“No one worries about genre when they're dancing. They're not asking themselves, 'Is this song a dubstep song?'”

Song Worry Asking Dancing Genre Dubstep

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“There's been not a dime spent on marketing for any record I've ever put out.”

Records Marketing Dimes

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“I'm always on tour, so I'm always trying new tracks out live before they're released. That's more necessity than anything, because I don't get a proper chance to sit in a studio and work on tracks like other producers do.”

Trying Chance Track Studios Producers Always Trying

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About the Author

Born: January 15, 1988
Known for: Electronic musician
Quotes: 30

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