“I don't know much about pop music, and we sample music from all differ...” — Sophie Hawley-Weld Quote

“I don't know much about pop music, and we sample music from all different cultures. I was trained in West African dance, so my sense of rhythm when I move is obviously informed by that, and I obviously sing in Portuguese.”

“I was playing acoustic bossa nova music in a trio, and Tucker was the DJ that night. He came early and saw what we were doing and ended up remixing one of my songs on the spot... We have been working together ever since!”

“Making dance music is a spiritual thing. It's about being completely absorbed by rhythm and vibration, so much so that the petty stuff of life stops mattering.”

“You have Vampire Weekend who have more African references musically than most African-American artists.”

“In some respects, South African apartheid was more vicious than Israeli practices, and in some respects the opposite is true.”

“As an African American actress, there are people who have been staples in my life that opened a door that I can walk through. I hope that I can have that impact.”