Gilbert O'Sullivan Quotes

I'm not interested in re-creating the same blues I love so much. I'm interested in pushing boundaries.

That's kind of the nature of being in a progressive band - always trying new things, moving forward.

Music has to change. I don't want to stay the same forever.

I can see that if this was an album done 10 or 15 years ago we could see we were moving on to some place else.

I think it's always important to constantly keep the band on their toes and try new things that you hope will work. That's how 'Apologize' was born, and maybe down the line another little song will be born by that mentality. I've always really liked that song.

Miles Davis would have this lineup of all these amazing musicians and one day would just say, 'We're done.' After tons of great records and tickets sold, he said, 'Now I'm going to grow my hair out and play my horn through a wah-wah pedal.' Rather than play it safe, he went on.

I'm going to keep evolving and evolving and showing people that progression is key when it comes to music.

Our music is constantly evolving and changing, and when this band put out an album we always try to offer something different.

I am optimistic about the future of music.

Me and Jerry left because we felt we weren't getting anywhere playing our old songs in tiny clubs. The group was getting stale and staying behind the times.

Music has to keep moving. But I was lucky. For me there was always something around the corner.

No, it's not dissatisfaction that inspires me to tinker with my songs, it's just restlessness.

People think that when they're playing it safe, they're trying to preserve what they have, but there is no preservation of what you have in music. There's no safety in music.

Music changes, and I'm gonna change right along with it.

To keep creating something with this type of music, you have to take it out of the box.

I got to realizing that I wanted to record, I wanted to experiment. And doing those same old songs the same old way - I said, 'I think it's time for me to have some fun.'

Music in general is looking for something new overall.

In the '70s, my playing was completely untutored, but it sounded good to me, and I tried to find ways to make those very simple things work in more ambitious contexts.

If you stick with one sound and one way of working, how will you ever progress?

I think to try to make new music and new ideas, you have to push the boundaries of existing music.

Music needs to move forward.

As an artist, you tend to gravitate to the opposite. I know, when I finish a song or an album, I'm interested in doing something completely new. It doesn't always happen, but that's the idea. My poor fans - I don't know if they love that or hate that.

I'm trying to change the root of funk, trying to make it more progressive, more melodic and more lyrically structured.

I grew up listening to everything. I have such a love for music, but I don't want to make the same album over and over again.

I've seen and learned enough to keep my music fresh and spread out.