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Sonny Moore aka Skrillex is an iconic figure in the modern dance music industry. Apart from being one of the busiest producers in the game, the man is a true cult icon as well as label head of one of the most exciting collectives, OWSLA. As he continues to remain a true ambassador to the scene, Sonny recently has also dabbled into crossover collaborations which range from pop to rap.
In a pre-Coachella interview with Rolling Stone, he talked about his collaborative work with Justin Bieber, threw shade at deadmau5’s comments on his work with Justin and much more. Head down below to read a few excerpts from the full feature!
In a reply to how he feels about deadmau5’s comments about how Sonny was “used as a goddamn tool” by Bieber, he said:
“If he was a real friend, he would come to me and be like, “Yo, you shouldn’t be working for Justin Bieber,” rather than blowing it up all over the Internet and going out of his way to make people feel wrong for making a choice in their life. And I would say to him, “I enjoy working with Justin Bieber!” I’m a fan of his voice. And if you’re a producer and you get an opportunity to work with someone who’s the biggest artist in the world – for better or for worse – what would you say? Would you say no?”
Skrillex also took on the widely discussed question of whether the supposed ‘EDM Bubble’ is about to blow and the state of electronic music, he threw proper shade at it saying:
“A lot of people who ask about the state of EDM don’t know what they’re asking. Are you asking me how long people are going to make EDM? Like what David Guetta’s making? Avicii? Or are you asking how long people are going to make computer music? Because people won’t stop making music on the computer until computers go away. But as far as a certain culture and aspect of EDM, yeah, I do believe that it will go away, because the ratio of businesspeople is trumping the ratio of actual artistry.”
Also sadly, Sonny dismissed plans of an upcoming album and talked about his direction for the days to come.
“It doesn’t have to be an album anymore. It’s good to re-evaluate and start from the ground up of what it means to make music and what it means to release music. Every three years or so, I kinda step back for a second and wait for a bite of inspiration to throw me in the next direction. I’m just taking my time.”
Source: Rolling Stone
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