Dev Hynes Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“'Chamalkay' is an old Guyanese slang word. It means a 'young mischievous girl.' It's not derogatory, but it isn't over complimentary, either. It was probably a word I just Googled one day, and the song kind of played into the feel of that.”

“I'm pretty much fully digital. I've basically spent a few painstaking days putting sounds into my laptop, just banking them, because I love playing, and I love visually seeing it on my screen and being able to change the sounds more, with different plug-ins. I've created my own synth sounds.”

“I've been kind of listening to the composer Britten and his rendition of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' The opening track is a choral section where all the weird fairies, who are played by kids in the production, sing. It's a crazy opening melody and chord sequence - really amazing.”

“When I was recording music, I'd record all the parts myself, and I wouldn't let other people in; that's essentially what Blood Orange is the result of; me trying to find the most comfortable I can be with everything.”

“Everything I do, I build a kind of confidence net - 'I'm able to execute this; it's fine.'”

“I don't want to say I hate remixes, because I don't, but I hate what instantly comes to mind now when people say 'remixes.'”

“I see no kind of reason to not just try everything. I mean, I feel like we all have such varied tastes, and to not just try our tastes is a crime.”

“I'm pretty strict with videos, at least the imagery stuff.”

“Radio voices have a solid, even texture.”

“Yeah, I associate every sound with a color and vice versa.”