Art works because it appeals to certain faculties of the mind. Music depends on details of the auditory system, painting and sculpture on the visual system. Poetry and literature depend on language.
Trying new things and experimenting is something I push myself to do. It's one thing to have love for all different kinds of music; it's another thing to bring them together seamlessly and make them coherent.
If you can use a search engine, you can find any piece of music that's been recorded for free. I'm not saying that's right, but it's a fact, and I'm surprised that more people don't accept or acknowledge that and try to adapt in some way.
Spotify, Tidal, and even YouTube, to a degree, are vast and rich troves of music, but they primarily function as search engines organized by algorithms. You typically have to know what you're looking for in order to find it.
The thing is, I really can't relate to anyone my own age. Not in a superior way - an inferior way, if anything. Socially, I have no idea what my friends are talking about. I don't listen to any new music. I feel very secluded.
In music, you feel a connection to the voice and think about the person behind it. In art that's secondary.
I never took a grant or borrowed a penny from anybody. It was partially because I didn't really know how to do that, but secondly, my pride never would have allowed me to. In the beginning it was about doing it the right way, on the merits of the music.
I was a pretty sheltered kid, a slow starter. I was pretty secretive with my passion for music and, I guess, my talent and what-not.
I am interested in things happening around me, and I need to understand what's going on in other artistic sectors like music and literature.
We weren't allowed to have secular music in the house growing up. I was home-schooled, and gospel was the only choice we had.
There were two things I used to do to seduce girls: jokes and music. Since I'm not a great pianist, jokes were my thing.
I do know the effect that music still has on me - I'm completely vulnerable to it. I'm seduced by it.
I'm always pursuing knowledge; I'm a seeker of spiritual equilibrium - and music is a big part of that.
My hope is that out of all the anger and seeming hostility that we hear in some of today's music will come some sort of coalition that will become politically involved.
What is this? It's music to get a brain seizure by.
It's hard to dance to really fast music. All you can do is pump your fist to it, and after a while, you're going to have a seizure.
If you think my music is sentimental and self-absorbed, I agree with you.
I feel connected to my generation through the music, but I also fear for us. We're in a very self-destructive state where we're addicted to outside opinions and we all feel like we have fans.
A lot of my music is about self-discovery because I focus on my teenage years.
We're past the self-doubt. We just have fun with it and just try to make the best music that we can make.
