Raheem DeVaughn Quotes

Today, somewhere in America, there's a kid who's got a laptop and a guitar and a couple of his friends he's putting together to play drums and bass, who's gonna change the way we say things, the way that we dress, the way we view things, the music we hear, everything.

Late 20th century music was a really important thing. It changed the world, and I'm part of that, and now I'm part of the museum that celebrates that.

When you're a musician and you break new ground it resonates into the common consciousness.

Rock and roll has probably given more than it's taken.

Bob Dylan enabled rock & roll to grow up and survive. He injected the power of language and ideas into the music.

It's never been our intention to sell millions of albums, but if our message touches that many people, then so be it.

I think you have a limited amount of impact as an entertainer, performer, or musician.

The best pop songs are the ones that show that person's personality. It's harder to do those singles because the stars, moon and sun have to align and the audience have to be ready, but it's worth waiting for it.

I think it's really important to show new styles of song and music. I think that's what people want to see and hear from me.

Frank Sinatra changed people's approach to singing. Ella Fitzgerald, Marvin Gaye, van Gogh, they were all part of movements that allowed people to think about their craft differently. They changed the game. These people changed the game.

I don't think you're selling out by allowing the masses to love your art. The only curse is that, when you get so big, sometimes people forget to look at the music.

Music is always gonna change; it's just a matter of keeping up with the times.

I look at it like this: you may only sell 20,000 to 100,000 albums. But those albums are going to be heard by future doctors, lawyers, judges, firemen, etc. Those albums are being sold to the right people that move society. They're interested in what you have to say.

I was really inspired, working with Odd Future.

I was never totally sold on this idea that I'm just a musician. I wanted to be the Tim Burton of music.

I would like to say to as many people as possible that please go and see the film 'Jaana,' because we all have worked hard to make it a good film.

When I discovered minimal music I felt I could create my vision - it was totally different to traditional music.

More than a quarter of a century into the band's career together, it's inspiring to hear Melvins continue to deafen new generations of listeners.

I want to just change how people look at music and artists.

So, hopefully, us finding ways to constantly work, but always with a different product, will help our band play to more people and continue making music.

Musicians are hungry for new music.

The Band mean a lot to me in terms of what I aspire to achieve with my group, as the music they made went against the fashion of the time.

Bands speak for us in this inevitable way that you can't get anywhere else because it is this perfect balance of artistic expression and popular culture.

Unlike a lot of my cohorts from the '80s and '90s who totally blamed the shortness of their careers on bands like Nirvana and Alice in Chains and Soundgarden and whatever, I was very into a lot of those bands.

Nothing changes in the world because of cinema.