Jacob Collier

I suppose my job is to describe spaces that are honest to me. And the goal, I suppose, is that the listener can hear themselves in some way in that song and also, in some way, hear me. And so if the listener is able to identify with my honesty then I'm being the most helpful I can possibly be.

Read quote

The way my brain works, it created me thirsty. From the off, I was a sponge for information that had emotional connotations, I think that was it. I was brought up to see the world as emotional, and anything that I could get my hands on that helped me explore that emotional stuff, I was fascinated by.

Read quote

The Proms are everything life is all about: people coming together, and joy and music and celebration and togetherness.

Read quote

AI as a tool in music-making is fine, but it's always going to be the humanity in music that makes people want to listen to it.

Read quote

I find it difficult to stand up for what you are and what your essence is, and seeing that clearly can be an unbelievably hard thing to do.

Read quote

Music is one whole force. And I think the Proms have always represented very clearly that music is a universal language, one that everyone can speak. I've just followed my goosebumps in every direction and have found a recipe for what my music feels and sounds like.

Read quote

I'd say that I'm a really quite a joyful person in general, but I think the idea of joy can be extremely complex, and rich and varied.

Read quote

I want to write orchestral music. I want to get a group of singers together and sing William Byrd songs.

Read quote

Quotes by Jacob Collier