It has felt very undignified, sometimes, to be an artist in the last few years.
The less he says, the better
DJ Shadow quotes
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2012-03-01
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2012-02-29
It has nothing to do with the skills.
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2012-02-28
It’s better to hover above rather than walking in the crowd. I want to see how all the chess pieces move.
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2011-10-29
I totally realize that there isn’t much about me that says 2011.
— http://larecord.com/interviews/2011/10/23/dj-shadow-the-sons-and-daughters-of-dreamers
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Nowadays if you make electronic music, your name is supposed to be two syllables and sound sort of like a shortened text with an ampersand or an A with a circle around it and all that stuff.
— http://larecord.com/interviews/2011/10/23/dj-shadow-the-sons-and-daughters-of-dreamers
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2011-10-28
I learned how to DJ opposite of almost everybody.
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I didn’t grow up wanting to be a celebrity DJ.
— http://larecord.com/interviews/2011/10/23/dj-shadow-the-sons-and-daughters-of-dreamers
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2011-10-27
I’ve had a few people say they were in tears… I love that.
— http://joinchapter.com/index.php/2011/10/20/jimmy-fontaine-dj-shadow-for-self-titled-magazine/
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Everything about me as a DJ is out of style and out of step.
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2011-10-26
I can barely even make proper hip-hop.
— http://larecord.com/interviews/2011/10/23/dj-shadow-the-sons-and-daughters-of-dreamers