Labrinth Quotes

Labrinth

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 4, 1989

I'm not just looking to be famous and attach myself to famous names. I want to make history in the business in terms of creativity.

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My fans are like, 'Lab does what he does,' which is really cool. If I came out with a Jack White rock tune tomorrow, people would be like, 'Yeah, cool man,' which is great.

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I've got perfectionist issues, as I can't seem to let tracks out the studio - it drives my manager nuts.

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I don't ever think it's a good idea to try to recreate the success you've had before; it's all about chasing something fresh and new.

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I'm all for trying anything once; otherwise, you end up like David Guetta - reproducing the same formula over and over.

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I think producing a record for other artists is almost like giving them advice, and I would say that it is easier to produce another artist than it is to produce yourself.

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Those that know me know that I'm not 100% in love with commercial pop music. It's not my preferred genre - I don't do squeaky clean pop.

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I really enjoy 'festival life,' as it were, and I love the reactions when I bring out my guitar on stage. The crowd are always a bit like, 'What the hell is this urban guy doing with a guitar,' and that's what I love - the shock element of it all!

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I think, as an artist, I wear a lot of different hats, and people have to join all of the dots.

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I'm a perfectionist, and to actually finish something is good for me.

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As a breed, I think artists are never 100% satisfied with their work, and we will always want that little bit of extra time to put the final gloss on it.

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The first tour an artist does is a strange one... because you can never tell how the audience is going to react.

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I've made so many changes to my records because of the way the audience has reacted at the various festivals I've played - I've taken tracks back into the studio, stripped them bare, and built them back up again to create something entirely different.

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I try as much I can after every live performance to read all the comments my fans post on Facebook and Twitter, as this helps enormously for me to understand straight from fans what worked and what didn't.

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I have learned that while your putting your record together you can get so caught up in making what you want that you forget what you wanted in the first place.

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I'm a musical geek. It's like there's this big, wild universe in my head, and I love to express it.

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When I was younger, I'd be in the studio three days straight to get something right, and my manager would be like, 'Go home!' Even now, I still sleep in the studio sometimes, but I can't do it quite as often. I've got gigs; I can't have my hobo beard! But if you love what you're doing, you can't stop. It's obsessive.

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My mother brought up nine children, in Hackney, and none of us are criminals, none of us in jail. Her strength made me who I am today.

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English urban artists were very used to making secondhand American music, and I thought that was boring.

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Branding your song is the worst thing you can ever do. That's turning your song into a product.

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