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 begchuffgive share on social
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
When I hear something new, mostly in rhythms, I often find it interesting to recreate it in a studio in a completely different way. Jamie xx completelyfindhear Change image and share on social
I don't want my music to be of its time; I want it to be timeless. Jamie xx musictimetimeless Change image and share on social
I work with talented people. I'm just their tool. Jamie xx peopletalentedtool Change image and share on social
It's not like I force myself to think of sad things, but... it's more that I make music because it makes me happy. Jamie xx forcehappymake Change image and share on social
Floating Points plays a lot of music that I don't know, and I like geeking out and trying to find out what the tracks are. His knowledge of house music is pretty deep, and his selection is just amazing. And I think it's a pleasure to listen to his music because it's so perfectly produced. Jamie xx amazedeepfind share on social
I don't feel like I'm very good at making music. Jamie xx feelgoodmake Change image and share on social
My parents' record collection was the music I was hearing as long as I can remember, and I would play Otis Redding over and over again. Jamie xx collectionhearlong Change image and share on social
I started using vinyl because I stole all my parents' records when I was 10. I didn't think about sound quality then, but I always loved how they sounded. Jamie xx loveparentquality Change image and share on social
