8 Bill Laswell Quotes for You to Enjoy

Bill Laswell

American Musician

Born: Feb 12, 1955

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If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room. Bill Laswell

People who play conventional music are threatened by electronica and don't consider it to be as valuable as what they do. Bill Laswell

Music People Valuable Consider Threatened Conventional Who Electronica Play

What I'm dealing with is sound. I don't pretend to be dealing with music. I'm just dealing with sound elements, textures and sounds. Bill Laswell

Music Pretend Dealing Sound Sounds Textures Just Elements

Miles Davis fully embraced possibilities and delved into it. He was criticized heavily from the jazz side. He was supposed to be part of a tradition, but he didn't consider himself part of a tradition. Bill Laswell

Jazz Side Consider Possibilities Criticized Embraced Davis He Part Supposed Himself Tradition Miles Miles Davis Fully

I got into dub a long time ago. I was into dub before I even had any interest in reggae or Jamaican songs, Bob Marley, or any of those established artists. I just thought it was such an unusual sound. Bill Laswell

Time Thought Long Long Time Before Those Marley Had Songs Long Time Ago Unusual Dub Got Sound Any Just Artists Established Reggae Interest Bob Bob Marley Even

I put projects together. I put people together. Bill Laswell

Together People Projects Put

I've never used ethnic music as decoration for profit. Bill Laswell

Music Profit Never Decoration Ethnic Used

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