6 Quotes & Sayings By Skrillex

Sonny John Moore, known professionally as Skrillex, is an American electronic musician and record producer. He first gained recognition in the late 2000s when he became the first non-DJ signed to dubstep label OWSLA. His first release for the label was the Scary Monsters EP. His debut studio album, My Name Is Skrillex, was released in October 2011, topping the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart Read more

He has produced songs for bands such as From First to Last, Damian Marley, Alvin Risk, The Hush Sound, Kill Paris, and Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley. He is also the co-founder of clothing company Sonny John Moore Inc., which produces headwear and hoodies under its flagship brand "Skrillex".

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I don’t care if he hangs out with Skream/Benga or whoever, ” he spat, “it’s just pure nonsense to ruin a hardcore genre with gay synths, chopped chipmunk vocals and cheesy poppy shit just so you can make a shitload of money and be an icon to a fanbase that consists of 13 year old wannabe dubheads and doesn’t know shit about music. Skrillex
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I'm always on tour, so I'm always trying new tracks out live before they're released. That's more necessity than anything, because I don't get a proper chance to sit in a studio and work on tracks like other producers do. Skrillex
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The greatest gift of all time is that you can make creation infectious because people spend less time being negative... If you log all the time with negativity in the while world, I wonder how much better the world would be if people sat down and did something positive. It spirals. Skrillex
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Hip-hop and electronic music are so similar, in the fact that they're both very visceral, have so much bass; a lot of times, it's the same tempos. The culture and some of the sound design is different but a lot of times, it's the same stuff. Skrillex
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I don't care about having money. It's about being happy, man. Skrillex