I’ve done some scoring in the past, but I want to get into it on a bigger level – a Danny Elfman level. DJ Premier Read Quote
God knows I’m a good guy, I’m known in the industry as a good guy. I’m not known to be a foul, evil dude that you’ve got to watch out for and my name is not muddy in the industry. DJ Premier Read Quote
I remember Bumpy Knuckles came in wearing all mink everything and said, ‘Yo, when I spit my verse, I gotta pull my guns out and aim them.’ He was serious! I told him that I was going to duck in the event that those guns accidentally went off. He pulled out the twin glocks, spit his verse in one take and said, ‘I’ve got a meeting to go to’ and left! DJ Premier Read Quote
I don’t have session players come in and guitars, I’m doing the drums, I’m doing the scratching, I’m doing every sound you hear and that’s always been my way. And not only that, I’m very meticulous about it just sounding right. DJ Premier Read Quote
You can’t do seven successful albums and just hate each other. Our yin and yang, and night and day, is what made us great when we went into the studio. DJ Premier Read Quote
When you have a deep focus, you can’t go wrong at all. Not when you’re an expert at what you do. DJ Premier Read Quote
I used to lie about my age at first because you always want to be 18, but then you start looking at it and you’re 40, and the money’s still coming. And you’re like, ‘Man, who cares about that?’ DJ Premier Read Quote
Bad Name’ is just that head-nod, traditional loop over a breakbeat, chopped up, and it sounds like the way I do my thing. DJ Premier Read Quote
I’ve always wanted to work with Klashnekoff. He’s been around for years! He’s sorta my age but he is dope. The flow, the lyrics, it’s just dope music. DJ Premier Read Quote
