Jacob Collier : (7)

" 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. " - Jacob Collier

" I just became accustomed to being all the members of the band. That was something that was really exciting to me. " - Jacob Collier

" Making music with other people feeds spontaneity, and lends ideas to your solo work. " - Jacob Collier

" I’m a firm believer that embracing the imperfections of making music is so much of what makes something groove. Getting rid of these imperfections runs the risk of removing a lot of the magic that makes this music really special, and diminishes music’s ability to connect with us as human beings. We are all imperfect, after all. " - Jacob Collier

" So the language of musical harmony is an absolutely extraordinary one. It’s a way of navigating one’s emotional frameworks, but without the need to put things into words, and I think that, as with many other languages, it doesn’t matter how much you know about a language. " - Jacob Collier

" 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. " - Jacob Collier

" Having an idea is easy, courting one can be difficult. " - Jacob Collier