Music Quotes
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I criticized the whole American songwriting industry and the pop side of it and I was bitter about it. And I stepped back and thought 'Why are you bitter? You can't just stand there like every other indie musician and criticize this so-called 'generic' music when you're not doing anything to challenge that.'
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I like the idea of multidisciplinary conversations, so in that spirit, I try and make a contribution from the art world into the music world.
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The Beatles changed music forever. They took rock n' roll from a medium that was about cars and girls and gave it context, interesting chord changes and true musicianship.
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Then, when the Depression came, all of this changed completely. Since that time, the entire public is of a very different sort and there was not so much support for contemporary music in a direct way.
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Music is more fun when it's collaborative, in my opinion.
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I grew up in the '90s. My goal isn't to be a '90s rapper, but I have little hints of '90s influence in my music. It's a modern approach to classic rap.
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I think people are tired of fake music, man. And there's a lot of it. Technology has reached the point where any boob can walk into a studio and with a little AutoTuning you can have a hit song. I think it's pathetic.
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Obviously, with creating music you are solely responsible for the creation of it.
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I'm not into music - the only music I like is musical theater, but I have every Ween album.
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My mother got me into music when I was a little kid. She used to play music, blast it, when she was cleaning the house, while I was crawling around. I just love loud music.
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Music is everything to me. I wake up and go to bed with it. I listen to all genres, depending on my mood.
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When you're dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than anything else. What's the point of getting lofty?
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I'm born and raised Long Island. Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Ben Gibbard - melody-driven guys... They shaped me, molded my music.
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I grew up in my neighborhood with salsa, of course bachata, but also hip-hop, Nirvana - it was just like a mixed culture. It was a beautiful thing for me because at the moment I started creating music, having all these different sounds and elements, it was very organic because I grew up with all these types different music.
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Listen to my music for free and purchase it if you feel it is of any value to you.
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I don't like to talk about things where you're going to gt one side or the other unhappy. My music has no politics.
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In the broad spectrum of the arts, two worlds rarely overlap - the literary world and the world of rock music.
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I would be a huge hypocrite if I didn't tell you that at one time in my life I thought the way that you made music was you got on a major label and you got famous.
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Sometimes Queens' music is dark, but somehow it's ok to deliver it with a smile on your face because thing's are still going to kick in.
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It's a unique thing, and it's probably the thing I love most about songs and music - their ability to connect in a human way.
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I have a piano in my living room that I mess around on a little bit and when I asked Len if I could find a piece of music, I went through a **** load of classical music to find something that I felt had a certain urgency to it, but also with a hint of melancholia and maybe a sense of longing. I found that which is public domain and I had a piano teacher to go through it with me.
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And there's a feeling you get from making music that is unlike anything else in the world.
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The only reason that you do visual is solely for the visual. That's the only reason. It doesn't sell your music for you.
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My dad was a musician. He was a singer and he played the guitar, so music was always around.
