Squarepusher famous quotes

03-28-2025

Iâ€™ve started thinking about pure electronic music again. Something very melodic, very aggressive.
-- Squarepusher

#Thinking #Aggressive #Electronic Music
People have often assumed that for music to be emotionally powerful it has to come directly from a human hand, whereas I disagree with that, and enjoy proving these people wrong. This project is an excellent way of exploring that area more.
-- Squarepusher

#Powerful #Hands #People
But I always communicate with the audience. I never pretend like I'm just in my bedroom making a track. The whole point of doing a gig is, like, a feedback thing between you and the audience.
-- Squarepusher

#Track #Gigs #Bedroom
I couldn't find a group that wanted to do what I wanted to do. No one was really up for it.
-- Squarepusher

#Groups #Wanted
I make music to generate atmospheres, not to complement already existing ones.
-- Squarepusher

#Atmosphere #Complement
I think the best way is to forget about racing people and just find territory that's fresh.
-- Squarepusher

#Thinking #People #Racing
I was starting to feel really suffocated, using the sequencer.
-- Squarepusher

#Starting #Feels
I'd say that it's important for music to be there that gives you a challenge, that rearranges things in your head.
-- Squarepusher

#Giving #Challenges #Important
I'm basically a musician.
-- Squarepusher

#Musician
I'm into music for all different sorts of purposes.
-- Squarepusher

#Different #Purpose
I've never really been that much of a fan of Ninja Tune.
-- Squarepusher

#Tunes #Fans #Ninja
The older ideas are rendering more and more bland music.
-- Squarepusher

#Ideas #Rendering #Bland
Times of my life, brief periods without music, have completely felt dangerously over the edge.
-- Squarepusher

#Periods #Without Music #Time Of My Life
Because, when I'm making music, I don't think about anything, you know? All I think about is what I want to hear. So that for me is what I want - I want my head to be constantly being rearranged.
-- Squarepusher

#Thinking #Want
I like my stuff 'cause I only ever end up with tracks that I really, really like. It always appeals to me.
-- Squarepusher

#Track #Stuff #Causes
I have a rough idea when I walk into a studio though.
-- Squarepusher

#Ideas #Walks #Rough
The only way to find that territory is trying to keep your mind constantly open. That's the only way that you're ever going to see the sort of signs of where to go.
-- Squarepusher

#Mind #Trying #Never Quit
The main thing I'm into is going about on a bike, taking random routes; I'm really into the idea of making up journeys, and just seeing where they take you, because they always end up taking you someplace freaky.
-- Squarepusher

#Journey #Ideas #Freak
It's important for that to exist in a society that doesn't present you with any genuine problems.
-- Squarepusher

#Important #Problem #Genuine
I'm not that interested in what people make of it, or how people consider me. That's nothing to do with me.
-- Squarepusher

#Eugenics #People
Just the type of music that was around at the same time as I was writing. Some of it was wicked, definitely. But there was just one direction which I thought could be pushed that no one was pushing.
-- Squarepusher

#Writing #One Direction #Wicked
My history is really playing live - not writing or recording.
-- Squarepusher

#Writing
I'm always pleased with my work. Absolutely.
-- Squarepusher
I love traveling. I love just going about on my own, feeling I have no roots.
-- Squarepusher

#Roots #Feelings
But I don't really listen to much be-bop at all at the moment.
-- Squarepusher

#Bops #Moments
I don't know how many records I'm selling.
-- Squarepusher

#Records #Selling
I'm starting to play all the melodies with kind of keyboard sound but playing it from the bass guitar.
-- Squarepusher

#Guitar #Play #Starting Over

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