Ski Mask the Slump God Quotes

Music is music; you don't have to put a label on it.

People grapple with labeling me as hip-hop, R&B, or pop, and it's interesting to me. I'm just making music.

I've always tried to stay clear of being labeled, putting a label on what type of music that I make.

I don't think a song should be put in a category.

I think what people get confused about is that they want to label me as this EDM girl, but a lot of this stuff is genre-less.

Some people think I'm a rock 'n' roll musician and some think I'm a jazz musician but, for me, there is no difference.

I really love music that's on the periphery of not fitting into a clear genre. I felt like I was constantly being described as something I didn't really feel like I identified with.

A lot of people who have been perceiving my music have been trying to formulate a genre for it, and I think it's just a natural thing; it doesn't need to be categorized. It doesn't need to be sectioned, if you will.

I was being categorized as some kind of twangy songwriter. And that's just not how I see myself.

Taxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did, and I'd say, 'Well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical' - but that makes no sense to anyone.

I don't like the idea of a singer-songwriter record. I don't picture myself that way, and it's not my favorite sort of look, I guess. It's really just an aesthetic thing.

My world is much bigger than music, and that's why I always fight the 'rock' label.

People are always defining and re-defining music. My style of playing has been characterized as smooth jazz and acid jazz. I listen as I play; I'm not caught up in defining the type of music I play.

I wouldn't necessarily say she is a country artist. I mean, obviously Taylor Swift started in country, but she morphed into somewhat of a cultural icon, so, who am I to judge what she is?

I don't think I'm a country artist, really. I'm a country person, but I don't think I'm necessarily a country singer or musician.

I don't think I am a soul singer and definitely don't think that I am a country artist by any stretch.

I never looked or really believed that music should be categorized into particular genres.

I think the artists are really the face of the music they make. It's no longer the genre that dictates it.

I really like a lot of American country stuff, so my music has that influence, but I don't like to be set within a genre. It feels very limiting.

I think people have come to know that I am not comfortable in a box, you know, and that I love music.

I like hearing fiddles, steel guitar, acoustics up loud - really rock & roll stuff but with a country sound behind it. That's just who I am. I'm not trying to prove a point; I am just doing what I like. But I don't have any problems with any other artist coming in and doing their own thing.

A lot of times, people ask us about being a country band, and we say, 'Well, we're not really a country band.' And we're not knocking country, because we like it, but we don't want to be limited.

To get the best idea of who I am, I would probably say listen to my first single, 'The Way I Talk.'

I want to be just a musician and songwriter, and hopefully known as a very good one. I love a lot of music that's considered folk music, but I also love a lot of music that's considered punk or considered rap. I don't mind being called a folk singer. But it seems a bit limiting. I want to be able to write whatever kind of song I want.

I urge younger artists to know that you don't have to be anything you don't want. You can do whatever's comfortable for you. From the music I make, to the things I do in my life, I'm true to my R&B core. I have the capability to make pop records and crossover, but that's not my aim.