All music is escapism for me, but I like the way that, on a good night, that sense of escapism can be shared. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes escapism good music
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. Jamie xx boreclubdance share on social
I can make something for a long time and just not come up with an ending. It's finishing things that I don't enjoy. Jamie xx endenjoyfinish Change image and share on social
It doesn't make sense for me to try to be, like, a dance dude who only releases two 12-inches a year and then plays every weekend. Making an album, you get to put out a body of work that shows a lot of different sides of you. And you get to work on it for an intense period of time and promote that album. And then you get to move on. Jamie xx albumbodydance share on social
When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I did because it made me feel so good. I think you could argue that there is a creative addiction - but, you know, the healthy kind. Lauryn Hill addictionargueback share on social
It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens. Carine Roitfeld frontgoodlens Change image and share on social
It would be easy to say that I want to play a role that was very much like myself, but more or less with acting, you get to be all these different things, and you aren't trying to be yourself, so it's escapism in a way. Summer Altice acteasyescapism share on social