Edge Quotes

I was working with a great actress - a superior artist in every way - and she really liked Celine Dion. I tried very hard, but I couldn't understand it. I just can't listen to Celine Dion! So I guess music is a deal breaker.

Mixtapes are very personal, and they describe who you are better than an album sometimes.

I don't really like a lot of people's music.

Music is not a sport - one is not better than the other. You just like what you like and get inspired.

There was a period in music that didn't suit what I did. I didn't fit in.

Are there people's music that I don't like? Sure, there are.

Actually, if I could deliberately sit down and write a pop hit, all my songs would be pop hits! Let's put it this way. I play what I like to hear. And sometimes I like to hear something poppy, and sometimes I don't.

I'd rather play jazz, I hate rock and roll.

I love a lot of very sentimental music, but I shouldn't necessarily be the person who makes it.

I didn't really identify with the music of my own generation, but I was very curious about the music of others.

Elvis Presley's music never meant anything to me. Mambo was the music I loved - it spoke to me.

I was trying to establish an identity in music, and black and white had nothing to do with it.

You might have a favorite band and really dislike one of the records. That's fine.

There was a period of time where I really hated rock music.

You tell me what you listen to, and I'll tell you who you are.

If they say they don't like the way I play Beethoven, then I can swallow that, and maybe they're right. But if they don't like what I've written, then it's about me.

I've never been one of those people who say, 'Oh, well, if you play this kind of music, you can only like these kinds of bands.'

You should never be embarrassed or ashamed of listening to a particular type of music.

I'm not a huge fan of Bruce Springsteen, and it's certainly not because of his politics. I just don't like the aesthetic.

When a different type of music is put in front of you, you can choose for yourself what you're supposed to like.

The music we listen to may not define who we are. But it’s a damn good start.

I know my style of music is very eclectic.

Main thing, really, is I write songs the way I wanna hear them and the way I think the people that come to our shows wanna hear them.

I don't have very eclectic tastes in music.

I just don't like to be called a 'woman' or a 'lady' because I don't feel like either a woman or a lady. I feel like a musician.