“Songwriting is my main thing. I know that I'll do that for the rest of my life.” Quote by Emeli Sande
“When I first pursued this with Universal, they had no idea what to do. But now that we've gone through the whole process and I've signed this 60-page document that says what we can and can't do, I suppose it will be a little bit easier for the next person.” FirstsLittlesPersonsIdeasWholeNextBitsProcessGoneEasierLittle BitPagesUniversalNo IdeaDocumentsPursued Author:DJ Shadow
“I was inspired by people like Joni Mitchell and Carole King and Stevie and "Storytellers." People that could really change the world with their lyric, no matter who sung the song, they had still been the source of that message. So that's what I really aim for.” PeopleWorldStillsMatterSongSourceKingsMessagesAimInspiredChanging The WorldStoryteller Author:Emeli Sande
“Like a lot of other DJs, I've been wondering when the first DJ game was going to happen. Somebody even pitched me on their own idea and I thought, "I'm not a video game startup; I don't know what I'm supposed to do with this."” KnowsFirstsIdeasHappensGamesWonderVideoDjs Author:DJ Shadow
“Hunting will never feed lots of people; it will always be a hobby.” PeopleHuntingHobbies Author:Jonathan Safran Foer
“Just like on Guitar Hero, there are things that are similar and things that are not similar at all. When I first played DJ Hero, I wasn't very good. The control surface is similar in some ways to a turntable, but in other ways not at all the same.” WayFirstsHeroGuitarVery GoodSurfaceDjsTurntablesGuitar Hero Author:DJ Shadow
“You can be a great DJ and still be not very good at DJ Hero. And vice-versa: You can have never spun in your life on real turntables and be fine on DJ Hero.” StillsRealFineHeroVery GoodVicesVice VersaDjsSpunTurntables Author:DJ Shadow
“I don't know if I was as ambitious as to change the world, but I do feel like - the reason why I called the album "Our Version of Events" was that I feel a lot of people are not represented in pop music and popular culture.” PeopleIfsKnowsWorldFeelsReasonCultureEventsAlbumsPopsVersionsReason WhyChanging The WorldAmbitiousPop MusicPopular Culture Author:Emeli Sande
“I wanted to find a way to speak for people. It was important for me, because so many people spoke for me when I was a kid and made me feel less invisible, and I wanted kids or whoever is listening to my music not to feel so voiceless.” PeopleWayFeelsMadeImportantKidsWantedSpeakListeningInvisibleSpokesVoiceless Author:Emeli Sande
“My core values are still the same about music, and my work ethic, and what I want to represent to people.” PeopleWantStillsValuesEthicsCoreWork EthicCore Values Author:DJ Shadow
“It will never be the case that people won't eat meat. I think it could conceivably be the case one day that people eat very small amounts of it. That it's a special thing, rather than reach for it because it's cheap or reach for it because it's convenient, that it becomes something festive or something celebratory, once a week, and that could actually be achieved on small farms if we really changed our habits.” PeopleIfsThinkingCasesWeekSpecialChangedAmountHabitOne DayMeatFarmsConvenientSmall AmountsFestiveSpecial Things Author:Jonathan Safran Foer