Flying Lotus : (5) " I was first inspired to make music by my cousin Oran. He was making music on an old Mac II by himself in his little lab, and I just started taking up after him. He was the first person to put a machine in front of me to work on. He was like my big brother, someone who I looked up to. " - Flying Lotus " My collaborations tend to be pretty organic. It starts off with me being a fan first. " - Flying Lotus " When I got into music, that was another way to be by myself. " - Flying Lotus " The first beat that I ever made that I thought was actually worth a damn was called ‘Toilet Paper Nostrils,’ and I made it when I had a cold. I had the worst cold ever. And I had toilet-paper nostrils making music, but it was really reflective of how I felt. It was a really sad trumpet sound. " - Flying Lotus " I like comedy. " - Flying Lotus