I've talked to people who say that their music and their creative work is a much needed and appreciated escape, where they don't have to think about the state of the world; they're not even thinking about themselves so much. They're not trying to express their own experiences of that day or relationship strife or anything.
A-TrakI worked with him for years. I still think Kanye [West] is one of the most important people in music in the last ten years.
A-TrakI've been doing it since I was prepubescent when I loved to scratch records and play good music. As it happens, you know I sort of fell into the mix. I really feel like I played a role in bringing dance music to America years ago.
A-TrakI love disco and we sample it a lot for Duck Sauce. For me, that sound is kind of a new manifestation.
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