A big part of making an album is that you want to have enough material - you want to have enough stuff for people to hear and know that it represents you.
Danger MouseAll I do is listen to music. It's a weird thing. It's like I have so much catching up to do. I've always been over my head. That's just the way I work best, you know. Like when you're studying for school you think, "I can only study when I have to study the night before." That kind of means you're lazy or you're a procrastinator, but for me with music it's a similar thing. It's like I've been over my head for most of my career so to speak.
Danger MouseThe musicians themselves don't seem to know enough about why they're in the positions they're in, so they're afraid to lose those positions.
Danger MouseSome people have been listening to the Beatles their whole lives; I didn't discover them until I was 18 years old. As a result, I'm still very affected and moved by their music - maybe in a way that's different from someone who grew up around it.
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