I don't think you can mix classical music and reggae. It's not possible. But some producer in, like, Norway is going to put it together.
Especially in music, you wonder, Okay, should I still be doing this? Like, are you overstaying your welcome at the party? But I don't know.
The ideology of the Smashing Pumpkins was ultimately more valuable than the music of the Smashing Pumpkins. That's what critics can't put their finger on.
People think I take some sort of masochistic pleasure out of putting out music that's gonna be unpopular.
I think you can feel the pain I've experienced in my music. It's something that a lot of people can relate to.
If you want to be a doctor, a lawyer you must go to college. But if you want to be a musician or such, study your craft. Study music.
Lyrics are always misleading because they make people think that that's what the music is about.
Perhaps when music has been shouting for so long, a quieter voice seems attractive.
The lyrics are constructed as empirically as the music. I don't set out to say anything very important.
I'm not really a strange person or anything, so if there's music I like, usually there's other people who like it too.
I always loved music, and I always wanted to make a film about it, but I could never do it because of the censorship that was around.
We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.
As a co-writer of the Mumford's songs, I'm always quite insecure about the music - I find it hard to accept any praise or feedback.
What I'm dealing with is sound. I don't pretend to be dealing with music. I'm just dealing with sound elements, textures and sounds.
I sometimes think I should go back to school to learn French and music, but who would have me?
I've always had a fascination about mixing music. So I downloaded an application and started messing around with it, and it just built up from there.
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?
Music is not math. It's science. You keep mixing the stuff up until it blows up on you, or it becomes this incredible potion.
I just know that I'm a fan of all different kinds of genres. You're supposed to be free doing music, and that's how I feel.
Ever since I was a kid, this was all I wanted to do. I've wanted to do music. I wanted to sing. It's all I know.
I just felt like I'd rather listen to even the worst metal song more than most current pop music.
