I've been making music ever since, but it was never something I thought I could make any money doing.

- Gold Panda

I was really into hip-hop as a teenager. I dressed up like Tupac with baggy jeans and a dodgy bandanna around my head. I was pretty confused at that …

- Gold Panda

I didn't have any intention of releasing any of the tracks I made.

- Gold Panda

There's just so much stuff that sounds like Flying Lotus now - I really like what he does, but I don't want to be like him. The new stuff is more exp…

- Gold Panda

I just got really desperate to pay rent. It was weird, man. I had to wrestle a fake pussy off a crack head once.

- Gold Panda

I want to move away from sampling records and just have it be quite minimal. I don't want any more hip-hop beats in there.

- Gold Panda

I'm a long way off finishing the LP, but I've got an idea in my head of exactly how I want it to look and sound.

- Gold Panda

I have loads of stuff that never came out because I really don't think it's good enough.

- Gold Panda

I usually find stuff that I hope no one really knows or cares about. If I'm ripping off something that's already brilliant, what's the point?

- Gold Panda