“I always liked the idea that you can put something in you onto a canva...” — El-P Quote

“I always liked the idea that you can put something in you onto a canvas or a piece of paper and have it exist there and not inside you. It's a way to control things.”

“'Meow The Jewels' was a nightmare of a promise I had to fulfill. We made a joke that if the fans gave us $40,000, we would remix our album using nothing but cat sounds.”

“I don't hate Jay-Z. I think he's dope.”

“The bravest artists I've ever known have always been graf artists. Risking your life and your freedom is no joke.”

“Darkness does not truly have sway. I think that it's weak.”

“I think any teenager, any single parent household teenager growing up in New York City, will probably go through tumultuous years. I definitely did. It all sort of righted itself once I definitively got on the path of being a musician or, like, following that directly.”

“You can always draw as well as you know how to. I flatter myself that I feel more than I express on canvas; but I know that is not so.”

“It's the director's job to piece together my performance, his interpretation of my takes, each take, and string them together and make a statement. I'm red paint on a canvas for a painter.”

“And I usually use myself as a model, posing in front of a mirror as I dab the strokes on the canvas.”

“I've got a vendetta to destroy the Net, to make everyone go to the library. I love the organic thing of pen and paper, ink on canvas. I love going down to the library, the feel and smell of books.”

“I'm doing the shows. The stage is my canvas; I'll put whatever up there for the visible eye.”

“Everyone knows my style - I jam my hips in, jam their head into the mat and punch their head through the canvas.”