Florian Schneider Quotes

I didn't want to be a one-hit wonder. I really wanted to make albums that had a different aesthetic every album and a different sound.

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.

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

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 have a soft spot for 'Wind of Change' because it was my first one, and it was a departure from Humble Pie - very much so. It showed me the spectrum of what I could do.

We're still evolving as a band. I think that's really important for a band to do, especially after being around for so many years.

We consolidated the style of 4Minute by experimenting with different sounds throughout the years.

When I first started making music, I wrote the lyrics first, but now, because the music has got kind of wilder, I've flipped it.

There are a lot of classic Goapele tracks that are obviously me. And I'm also just trying to keep evolving and grow as an artist. I've always had a wish list of producers I wanted to work with. I just wait until the feeling is mutual and go into the studio to see what we can come up with.

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

I just want to be a part of a band that will be able to reinvent themselves, you know.

It's amazing to me to see how bands evolve and how they take all their influences and come up with their own sound.

I think that every band tries to mature their sound through their existence, you know?

I love all Yes music and love to play it live, but I'm most interested in making new music with Yes.

I just love music gear, I'm a total geek all around.

I think that certainly, whenever you have a new band, the first record always has a certain energy to it before you know what you're doing. I think some of the early Sonic Youth stuff was maybe like that.

I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.

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

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.

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.

Once I'd chosen the songs, it seemed like it would just be a question then of recording them. But it's a case of trying to re-invent the songs; taking them in different directions.

There was absolutely no intention of splitting up. We had so many great ideas to use on the new album. John Paul Jones was incredible, coming to the studio each day with new instruments to play.

I think everybody knows my sound because I'm me, you know? But, on your fourth album, I think you've definitely gotta show growth because I definitely don't plan on being one of those cats that fade off. It's always about growing with me; I grew up over the years.

I've discovered all kinds of music and done all kinds of music over the past 40 years, from playing tango with Piazzolla to all the different bands I've had.

On 'Heartbreaker,' I had to sing those songs. I drank the way I did those songs. I ate the way I did those songs. I communicated the way I did those songs. With 'Gold,' I was trying to prove something to myself. I wanted to invent a modern classic.