Jamie xx I begged and begged, and my uncle gave me his old turntables. It was one hi-fi and one old Stereo Lab turntable and a rusty mixer. I was really chuffed. I kept that for five years – that’s where I learned to mix. – Jamie xx Begged Quotes Chuffed Quotes Hifi Quotes Lab Quotes Learned Quotes Mix Quotes Mixer Quotes Rusty Quotes Stereo Quotes Turntable Quotes Turntables Quotes Uncle Quotes It’s still as exciting to play records I’ve not heard before as it was when I was young. There’s not much that makes me feel like that besides making music. And they definitely feed into each other. My uncle, who gave me my first turntables when I was ten, also gave me records to mix, but I never understood house music. I thought it was boring until I was old enough to go to a club and feel it, the fact that it actually makes you just want to dance.
Athol Fugard The act of witnessing is important to me; somebody’s got to tell the truth, you know what I mean? – Athol Fugard
Prakash Raj Acting is a passion, but I have been taking time off to direct once in a while because it helps me reinvent myself. – Prakash Raj
Albert Schweitzer Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight. – Albert Schweitzer
Hannah GadsbySpace My brain is just so busy. I’m inattentive; I’m a daydreamer: the space cadet kind. – Hannah Gadsby
Esperanza Spalding And I feel that it’s inevitable that the work that I do will reflect the life that I live. And the life I live feels very diverse. – Esperanza Spalding
Steve Israel I always try to keep my constituents as up-to-date as possible with what’s going on here in Washington. – Steve Israel
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