Quotes from Flying Lotus

George Clinton is the best storyteller in the world.

I definitely learned to communicate with other musicians better. I used to feel so intimidated by guys who can read notes, like, 'Oh my God, they're gonna think I'm not even gonna be able to sit at the table.' But I've come to see that a lot of these musicians don't know how to read music either, and that made me feel good.

I can't work without a Good L.A. weed. That's the thing you miss the most.

My collaborations tend to be pretty organic. It starts off with me being a fan first.

'Cosmogramma' is basically the studies that map out the universe and the relations of heaven and hell.

When I got into music, that was another way to be by myself.

I'm the kind of person who needs to be challenged all the time. I need my brain to go, or else I just end up playing video games all day, you know? That's cool too, I guess, at times.

Thundercat put me on to George Duke.

It's tough when you're an artist because you get to go around the world and make a lot of friends, but guess what? One day, all these people that you love are going to die, from DJ Mehdi to DJ Dusk to J Dilla to Austin Peralta to DJ Rashad.

I love 'Pop Team Epic,' which is really trippy.