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A big part of making music is the discovery aspect, is the surprise aspect. That's why I think I'll always love sampling. Because it involves combining the music fandom: collecting, searching, discovering music history, and artifacts of recording that you may not have known existed and you just kind of unlock parts of your brain, you know?

— Gotye

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

When you sample something, you're using the crutch of borrowing chords and melodies from a song that's already great, that's already stood the test of time, that's already special. When you're trying to do it all from scratch, you're writing something brand new that has to stand on its own.

— G-Eazy

I think it's being innovative and very creative to stay away from flat-out sampling somebody else's record. To me, that doesn't show too much of your creative side unless you take a little piece and add it, almost like spice on a chicken.

— Missy Elliott

These things I sample, or clip, are things that we share - music, films, sounds. It triggers a layer of participation from the audience as they recognize the material and remember it.

— Christian Marclay

Music is really all about experimentation and lots of trial and error. It's just mind-numbingly boring until you hit on something that works well.

— Martin Gore

I've always had a deep passion for a lot of early electronic and sampled music.

— Chino Moreno

Sampling is kind of prehistoric, given the technology and the textures you can create.

— Macklemore

It takes a lot of people hours to make music because they focus so much on one thing. I just do it, and I make something you can just vibe to.

— Fetty Wap

I've realized that I love all forms of music and get excited when any artist goes crazy and creates something that is an experience.

— Tom DeLonge

✗Opposing Perspectives

I don't do that much sampling. I create all my own sounds.

— Ansel Elgort

I'm not that big a fan of sampling. But I feel like if I'm going to do it, I'm going to do it to where it's more of a reimagining of a track. The songs that I do utilize samples on, most of it you wouldn't even be able to tell what it was unless I told you.

— Kid Cudi