Jamie xx

It's not like I force myself to think of sad things, but... it's more that I make music because it makes me happy.

When I go in the studio, I put myself into a place where I'm feeling something I want to portray, which is often being sad, lonely. But as soon as I'm starting to make something, it's when I'm the happiest. Ever. I think that comes out at the same time, so there's that juxtaposition.

All music is escapism for me, but I like the way that, on a good night, that sense of escapism can be shared.