To me, rap music is bigger than who's the coolest rapper, the biggest rapper. It's everything about your personality.
Though music transcends language, culture and time, and though notes are the same, Indian music is unique because it is evolved, sophisticated and melodies are defined.
Country music originates with the colloquial, rural aspects of white America. It's really, truly, rural white America's blues.
I don't really know what inspires me to write the music I do, but usually, the music will set the tone for the lyrics.
I truly thought I was going to be in pop music. And then I joined a choir to meet girls, and everything changed in the first rehearsal.
Shania Twain brought a whole other fan base to country music with her sound, the way the videos were produced.
And of course, pop music is all about memorability and simplicity and positive messages and a little dash of joy.
I never really thought I was going to be a singer, honestly. I never listened to singers; I always listened to rap music.
Now my music is kind of pop-rock, right? If I'm 25 and singing still, I don't want to be singing music like that.
Without the blues, modern music would be nothing like it is now - not remotely.
Starbucks has changed the rules of engagement for the music industry.
I think downloading is both saving and killing the music industry at the same time.
If you listen to a lot of music, it gradually seeps into your consciousness or your unconsciousness and comes out in your music.
I think the feelings in my music were suggested to me before I even had the ability to play music.
I combine aspects of many styles of music and create my own musical forms by way of electronic instruments.
I usually listen to surf music, not much instrumental music, and when I was younger I listened to jazz.
I want to play music when I want, write a song if I want or watch a baseball game if I want.
It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive character.
That's what rock music is, I think - constantly searching for authenticity, and being as honest as possible.
The fact that the theatregoing public likes my music is no credit to me. There are many other composers who write better music that the public doesn't like.
The part of modern pop music I don't know much about is hip hop.
