Chord Overstreet Quotes

I've certainly never liked the idea of being put in a box. I loved being part of shows like 'American Idiot' and 'In the Heights,' and I take pride in being able to sing different styles, not just 'Old Man River.'

I don't really care that much about genre labels. I tend to write across a variety of different genres.

I'm not too bothered about what category my music goes in and there's no point in limiting in who you can reach, but I want it to be respected.

I don't think an artist should keep themselves categorized in a specific box.

Being genre-bending doesn't really cross my mind. I don't consider anyone I work with a specific genre.

I don't want to ever be categorized. I want to be able to hit every genre.

From our music in general, we've always fought the idea that we had to fit into a box or fit into a certain category.

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

I don't really believe in genres. I don't want people to have any preconceptions about me. I want the first impression to be the music.

A lot of singers find a musical genre people like and stick with it. That's being a conformist. I sing ballads, rock, salsa, rap.

I don't want to be held down by genres so much.

Barriers have been broken: rappers are singing, and singers are rapping. You might catch a rapper on a rock song, a pop artist on a hip-hop song - there are so many different things that are going on today. That is the same way in which we live our lives; we're all over the place. I like to try different things.

I never had a problem with genre because a genre actually is like a uniform - you put yourself into a certain uniform. But if you dress up in a police officer's uniform, it doesn't mean that you are an officer; it can mean something else.

For us, it is all about breaking the boundaries between different genres of music and combining different styles of music and performing what we are passionate about. We are so lucky that we can experience both worlds: the more intimate classical world and the wild and crazy world of rock n' roll.

I mix up all styles on my albums because that is what music is about now.

I used to get criticized for doing a 'Bump & Grind' then turning around and doing a gospel song. But the truth is I'm glad I have a gift that allows me to switch lanes.

Me personally, I think all the barriers that are put up between genres are so easily broken. People just love music that moves them.

Of course, I'm open to all kinds of genres. In my head, there are no demarcations.

I don't have a genre because I play lots of different music that people would say are different genres.

I don't like the idea of 'classical crossover,' even if sometimes I see this category given to what I'm doing.

I think my music covers a broader sound than just 'Tropical House'... My goal is to simply be a great producer in my own right without being pigeonholed.

If you're sitting there going, 'Well, these particular genres are the only genres I like,' that's like saying, 'I only like books with this particular kind of cover.' Because that's all genre is. It's a discussion of texture.

The cool thing about Americana is that the genre is accepting of all types of music.

The problem in this country is people gravitate toward one genre, and that's what they embrace. I don't understand that. If you hit me with Bell Biv Devoe meets country, well, I like the sound of that concept.

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