Top 15 Calvin Harris Quotes

Right at the start, when I was about 13 or 14, I only had an Amiga 500 Plus running a bit of tracker software called OctaMED. My brother was big into his computers, and when he moved up to a proper PC, I took charge of the Amiga.

The trouble with making music as a job is that I have no outside interests. All I can do to wind down is go to sleep.

When I’m a bit sad, I often go for a drive in the country, quite fast with my music up.

There are a lot of mindless moments in my tunes.

Sometimes, it’s better to stop thinking and trust your instincts. That’s what I used to do when I first started making music, but as time goes on, you can sometimes over-intellectualise things.

Reaching the height of 6 ft. 5 in.; I never expected to be that tall. I just shot up.

Even if you have a big tune, live crowds can get sick of it. It’s not just about the song but also the staying power and if people have connected with it in a certain way. I know that the tracks I put more emotion and depth into are the ones that have the staying power in clubs.

I have legendary massive breakfasts at hotels. I don’t hold back. I’ll get there at 7A.M. and I’ll be the last out at 11 A.M., having gone up and down the buffet seven times.

I’m not trying to be a celebrity, Justin Timberlake kinda guy.

I want to be the number one songwriter-producer guy of all time.

I try and sit on the fence because as soon as you voice any kind of opinion, people begin to think you’re an idiot.

In Britain, you know there are people waiting to tear your stuff apart, so it’s important for me to know that my music has subtleties and depth to it.

I’d been sending out demos and CDs for years. I knew my stuff was good enough, but I was getting nowhere. Then, three people – my future manager and two publishers – happened to send one of my tracks to EMI publishing in the same week. All of a sudden, they were interested!

There’s only so much you can do with a male voice in dance music.

Since I was 14, I wanted to make music, but I think I would also have made a good policeman. When I was eight, I wanted to be one so I could tell people off.