By the time I was a senior in high school, I was constantly with my headphones, just making music all the time. People were calling me a "musician", …

- Nicolas Jaar

You go from having fun doing something to having it become your life without you realizing it. It can be weird and dark, but every single time I have…

- Nicolas Jaar

Part of why I was drawn to making dance music was convenience. It was the type of music I could make without a band, and I wasn't interested in colla…

- Nicolas Jaar

I hate thinking about what I'm doing. I wish I didn't think about it at all.

- Nicolas Jaar

Sometimes, I get in a mindset where I don't like my own music. I hate yourself and my music because I'm doing it every day. I feel like a clown.

- Nicolas Jaar

I’ve watched Jurassic Park twice in my life – once when I was six and the second time a couple of weeks ago. It inspired me to think about how gaps i…

- Nicolas Jaar

I don't remember explaining that I was making electronic music to anyone, but I don't remember anyone being curious about it, either.

- Nicolas Jaar

I really feel like I came out of the water when I graduated from college, because I wasn't really aware of what was going on. If certain people tried…

- Nicolas Jaar