Here's the thing... when people start making music, they start borrowing styles from other people, because that's what you do. You start by recreating hip-hop beats you've heard from other people, or you start mimicking other people, or you're just listening to stuff. Benny Blanco beatborrowhave share on social
Pop songs are like a D.J. set crammed into three minutes. Benny Blanco cramminutepop Change image and share on social
Let's face it, I'm not winning a fight with anybody - unless it's against someone like Larry David. Benny Blanco davidfacefight Change image and share on social
I used to link up boom boxes, record one take, play it into another boom box then play all that back into the other one until I had six tracks. It was unlistenable! Benny Blanco backboombox Change image and share on social
I am still waiting for the day that they say, 'Time's up, Blanco. Back to your shift at Walmart.' Benny Blanco backblancoday Change image and share on social
Most of the time when people work with an artist, they don't give them what they need for the future, they give them what their last album sounded like. So it's like, 'Oh, One Republic needs a song, why don't we send them 10 that sound like 'Apologize?' Benny Blanco albumapologizeartist share on social
Sometimes you're gonna write a song and it's not gonna be right from the beginning. And you're just gonna have to work through that wall. But if you know something is there, you've gotta just keep doing it until you get it right. So, I'll work on a song for three months if I have to, to get it right. Benny Blanco begingonnagotta share on social
When you're like, 'Yo, we gotta write a hit song, we need a hit song right now,' that never works. Every time that happens, I never write a hit song. Benny Blanco gottahitsong Change image and share on social
My studio's always in my house. I want to wake up and be like, 'You know I'm gonna make music today in my underwear. You know what, I'm gonna be in my pajamas. You know what, I'm actually just gonna stay inside for the next three days so I can make music.' Benny Blanco daygonnahouse share on social
I let the song come to me. Then that thing comes to you, and you just know what that thing is. Music isn't like a 9-to-5 job. You never know. It's just the most unpredictable thing. Benny Blanco jobmusicsong Change image and share on social