The musicians themselves don't seem to know enough about why they're in the positions they're in, so they're afraid to lose those positions.

- Danger Mouse

No matter how naturally gifted you are, it's your passion that's going to make you better and maybe touch some people.

- Danger Mouse

What affected me the most about the Beatles was that they were the biggest band in the world and they could have done anything they wanted.

- Danger Mouse

I'm obviously really opinionated, but as a producer, you don't necessarily want the person you're working with to try to impress you - you want them …

- Danger Mouse

If you know what kind of music somebody loves, then you can kind of figure out why they do what they do.

- Danger Mouse

Going back and forth between wanting to be respected artistically and wanting to move people is its own challenge.

- Danger Mouse

I have ideas all of the time from the beginning, but they never really wind up turning out like I thought they would.

- Danger Mouse

All I do is listen to music. It's a weird thing. It's like I have so much catching up to do. I've always been over my head. That's just the way I wor…

- Danger Mouse

I started out really making music in my dorm room, and it wasnt really producing or anything like that; it was you making something.

- Danger Mouse