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Inspirational Conversations

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Albert Hammond Jr.

Albert Hammond Jr.“I loved pushing that boundary”

Alexander Ebert

Alexander Ebert“I was constantly in trouble”

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys“It can’t be held back anymore”

Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli“Life has been good to me”

Bill Conti“I’m writing it for emotional reaction”

Björk

Björk“There is a dramatic change in the air”

Black Francis

Black Francis“It doesn’t feel like anger”

Carla Bruni

Carla Bruni“The real matter is the people you love”

Chilly Gonzales

Chilly Gonzales“I try to pull the curtain back”

Clive Davis“You’ve got to earn it”

Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson

Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson“Money is freedom”

David Byrne

David Byrne“We did okay”

Flying Lotus

Flying Lotus“Music wasn’t a reality for me”

Giorgio Moroder

Giorgio Moroder“I was always interested in the hits”

Grimes

Grimes“I want to be the best”

Gunner Stahl“You can tell if it’s real or not”

Hans Zimmer

Hans Zimmer“You are forever in that dream world”

James Mercer

James Mercer“Everyone was too cool to care”

Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin“There was a sense of being totally free”

Jarvis Cocker

Jarvis Cocker“It’s like seeing into the future”

Jeff Mills

Jeff Mills“You’re only limited by your imagination”

Jóhann Jóhannsson

Jóhann Jóhannsson“Does it speak simply and directly?”

Johnny Marr

Johnny Marr“Who cares about authentic?”

Johnny Rotten“I love chemical imbalances”

Jon Batiste

Jon Batiste“I’m a link in a chain”

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake“Be in the moment”

Lars Ulrich

Lars Ulrich“So far, so good”

Lee “Scratch” Perry

Lee “Scratch” Perry“I am that I am”

Leslie Odom Jr.

Leslie Odom Jr.“We have to make room for all of it”

Lianne La Havas

Lianne La Havas“I don’t do it for anybody else”

Lubomyr Melnyk

Lubomyr Melnyk“It has to be lived”

Ludwig Göransson

Ludwig Göransson“I’m building a puzzle”

M.I.A.“I made it to where that actions begins”

Mark Ronson

Mark Ronson“I’m very aware of my place in music”

Max Richter

Max Richter“I like to get to the essentials”

Mick Jagger

Mick Jagger“Excess was the order of the day”

Mick Rock

Mick Rock“I blame the name”

Moby

Moby“I don’t want anything from music”

Neil Young

Neil Young“You have to break out of it”

Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado“Let’s pull the mask off now”

Nick Cave

Nick Cave“I don’t think that people want to be like me”

Nick Mason

Nick Mason“No one owes anyone anything”

Nils Frahm

Nils Frahm“Everything can be used for the music”

Noah Goldstein

Noah Goldstein“I’ve always trusted my taste”

Ólafur Arnalds

Ólafur Arnalds“It’s not the end of the journey”

Patti Smith

Patti Smith“Rock 'n roll belongs to the people”

Paul Banks

Paul Banks“I feel like they’re evocative enough”

Peter Hook

Peter Hook“A magic that people can tune in to”

Pusha T

Pusha T“People can hear passion”

Richie Hawtin“I’m interested in man and machine”

Rita Ora

Rita Ora“I didn't have the answers”

Roger Waters

Roger Waters“We are on a knife’s edge”

Róisín Murphy

Róisín Murphy“Everything became about music”

Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright“I don’t preach”

RZA

RZA“I knew where to go”

Seth MacFarlane

Seth MacFarlane“There’s room for all”

Shirley Manson

Shirley Manson“I’m enough for me”

The Chemical Brothers

The Chemical Brothers“That feeling lives with you”

The National

The National“At peace with the darkness”

Wayne Coyne

Wayne Coyne“You get to be a bigger version of yourself”

Willo Perron

Willo Perron“I never wanted to be very singular”

Yann Tiersen“Music is not language”

Yoann Lemoine

Yoann Lemoine“I’m not there yet”

Yukimi Nagano

Yukimi Nagano“I don’t feel any pressure”