Occupation: Dj Birth: May 30, 1974
You have to follow your instinct, and that's what I've tried to do all my life, whether in music or anything..
Instinct is the most powerful thing you have, and you have to trust it..
If you can't frighten yourself, I don't think you can excite other people. And I like being frightened..
I don't know if this is a good thing to say, but the musical obsession has almost shifted to a creative obsession now..
Thank you to BBC6 Music and Something Else for the opportunity to broadcast my corner of electronic and alternative music across the airwaves for the….
There was certainly a space I felt for me, don't complain about it not being there, make it..
I think the two sides to me are the same as two sides to anybody. In relation to the link between doing the label and being a DJ, it goes back to the….
About 20 years ago, I had a dream in which somebody sang one of the most beautiful melodies I'd ever heard, and gave it to me, and warned me not to f….
When someone walks into my room and goes 'wow' at my record collection, at that moment I could actually hate music and just want to go sit in the gar….
It's all gravy when everything's great, but if there comes a point where there's a problem, as with any kind of relationship you need to fix it. Ther….
Obviously like many of us, I love music, and I hate music sometimes..
There's zero correlation between owning music and being a greater music lover or musician than the next person..
I like the notion of guiding, because I can offer advice through my own experiences, tastes and beliefs. But it's all in that individual's hands..
You can't live life being afraid, because fear censors ambition..
I wish I could do something else, I wish I was an amazing painter or a brain surgeon or something, but it's just what it's been..
I'm sure that there are many situations in life that are going to offer the same risks and pitfalls that you have to get past. That's just life..
Everyone is going to prang out at some point. I don't worry about that stuff too much because most things can be sorted out with a chat, a cup of tea….
Running a label in 2013, you don't do it for any financial purpose, you do it for all the amazing creative aspects of what you can achieve..
I love the idea that the person that signs you makes the record, because you get that sense of guidance, of being there at that close point..
Break eggs to make omlettes, never be complacent or think 'I've got a career here, I've got to keep it going'..
Guidance is everything, you have to accept that somebody is their own person, an individual..