Quotes About Evolution

We probably, as primitive people, made music before we actually had a language, and that's where language comes from.

Change is inevitable in music - things change.

The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these days.

I am like a chameleon, influenced by whatever's going on. If Elvis can do it, I can do it. If the Everly Brothers can do it, me and Paul can. Same with Dylan.

I look at music now as just something to keep you relevant.

Teen pop will never die as long as there are teens and popular music. It just takes a different head.

You know, my music utilizes things from the past, because that's what the past is for. It's to learn from. It's not to limit you, you shouldn't be limited by it.

The older ideas are rendering more and more bland music.

Culture changes, fashions change, customs change. Great music is immortal.

If one takes all the styles in jazz harmonically from the earliest beginnings to the latest experiments, he still has a rather limited scope when compared to the rest of music in the world.

All the big artists I talk to say that they are trapped in a formula and they are looking for the music of tomorrow.

As music becomes less of a thing--a cylinder, a cassette, a disc--and more ephemeral, perhaps we will begin to assign an increasing value to live performances again.

We have always been thinking about different ways to perform electronic music, i.e. music made with machines.

Grime is a particular style of music. You've got electro, funk and garage; grime is its darker side. It's constantly evolving.

I think the music of the Fifties is really good. I suspect it's much better musically than much of what's available now. Not in terms of production, but in terms of content.

Playing guitar is a never-finished journey.

One thing that really appeals to me is this idea of music being a living thing that has an evolution that, in a way, enables the artist to sell a process rather than a piece of product.

I think it's real important that people understand where the music comes from. If you can see where the music comes from, you can also see the future. It gives you a trajectory.

If it hadn't been for Jazz, there wouldn't be no rock and roll.

I think no matter what kind of music you play, there will be moments when you feel like it's all been done before.

I think there needs to be people that are doing something different in music. There's a need for that as much as there's a need for a scene.

Most things in music go full circle eventually.

Once I accomplish one thing and I'm satisfied, I try something else. I may be 50 and doing something totally outside of music and acting. Maybe I'll become a kindergarten teacher.

Why not invest in the future of music, instead of building fortresses to preserve its past?