Danger Mouse
Danger Mouse
Musician, songwriter, and producer who helped Gnarls Barkley release "Crazy" in 2006 who also released The Gray Album in 2004.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusic Producer
Date of Birth29 July 1977
CityWhite Plains, NY
CountryUnited States of America
passion people matter
No matter how naturally gifted you are, it's your passion that's going to make you better and maybe touch some people.
years people listening
Some people have been listening to the Beatles their whole lives; I didn't discover them until I was 18 years old. As a result, I'm still very affected and moved by their music - maybe in a way that's different from someone who grew up around it.
dorm-rooms rooms dorms
I started out really making music in my dorm room, and it wasnt really producing or anything like that; it was you making something.
people kind granted
I find that the kinds of music Im drawn to are those that a lot of people take for granted.
wind ideas
I have ideas all of the time from the beginning, but they never really wind up turning out like I thought they would.
thinking good-times quitting
When I dont have a good time making music, I think of quitting a lot. I really do. I can create something else. Ill do something else.
fun broken bells
Broken Bells reminds me how much fun I have making music.
change finally people
I always thought 'Rome' would change things for me, that people would finally understand what I do.
remix
After the 'Grey Album,' everyone thought of me as the hip-hop guy, the remix maestro. I didn't know how to show them otherwise.
music stuck
I'd hate to have to leave music, but if I got stuck some place, I would.
boards computers deal hearing mixing needs songs super work
I'm not really a knob-twiddler. I always work with an engineer; I'm not super hands-on when it comes to mixing boards and computers. I'm much more about what I'm hearing and what it needs to be like. I deal with songs and ideas and instruments.
classic name sad song
I often have an argument with people. I say name me a classic song that's not sad in some kind of way. And even if you can, you'll have to search pretty far.
dorm
The first two projects I did out of my dorm room were mock film soundtracks.
melodies music
I'm into song-writing; I'm into melodies that break your heart a little bit. That's the thing that got me into music; that's what I look for in music for the most part.