Quotes from El-P

The name of a cat has to come from something that just occurs to you by interacting with the cat.

I always liked the idea that you can put something in you onto a canvas or a piece of paper and have it exist there and not inside you. It's a way to control things.

I'm a pretty intense person. And I don't know if intense is fun. I put myself through the wringer. That's just how I work.

I strongly believe in the art form of the album.

I don't think hip-hop is a dying art form. I think it's impossible for hip-hop to be a dying art form.

'The Venture Bros' are my jam.

I'm of the generation that discovered Aerosmith because of Run-DMC. They just looked crazy to me. They were the dudes in the Run-DMC video. That's who Aerosmith was.

Music can feel empowering, or it can give a natural emotional voice to something people can't express. This is why it's beautiful.

I'm not mad at digital media at all; I just see the importance and beauty of physical media.

Just when you think you should start accepting that you're becoming an adult, all your childhood fantasies come true.