When I buy lots of records, I stop making music - it's detrimental to the creative side. When I'm DJing a lot, it's just basically partying every day. Jamie xx basicallybuycreative Change image and share on social
At festivals, you can go a lot bigger than a club and have massive euphoric moments because there are so many people there all feeling the same thing. Jamie xx bigclubeuphoric Change image and share on social
I'm not going to play gigs as Jamie xx. I'm just going to DJ. I'm not comfortable performing my songs on a stage. It's not something I think I'm particularly good at. Jamie xx comfortablegiggood Change image and share on social
I find it quite useful to be alone when I'm making music, but also in general, in life. Jamie xx findgenerallife Change image and share on social
I play vinyl and CDs. Playing vinyl is the best sound quality you can get playing music loudly, so that's the main reason I do that. Jamie xx loudlymainmusic 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
I think Kendrick Lamar is great. It would be cool to do something with him. Jamie xx coolgreatkendrick Change image and share on social
I like the contrast in making something that sounds sunny but also has an element of melancholy to it. Jamie xx contrastelementmake Change image and share on social
I don't hate on the whole EDM thing happening in America because, although the music is not of my taste - a little bit brash for me - I think it's also introducing a lot of young people to dance music, and then they're discovering better dance music through it. Jamie xx americabitebrash share on social
The people that really inspired me are the people I have now managed to become contemporaries with, like Four Tet and Floating Points. I learn so much about music just from hanging around with them. Jamie xx contemporaryfloathang Change image and share on social