Raheem DeVaughn Quotes

A lot of music doesn't do one thing or another. It just doesn't do anything. Then there are those pieces of music that thrill your soul. It's such a wide range, and it's really interesting that we all love different things.

I just try to play music from my heart and bring as much beauty as I can to as many people as I can. Just give them other alternatives, especially people who aren't exposed to creative music.

If you want to be negative about the whole thing you can say all guitar bands after the Beatles were just a waste of time because the Beatles were the best. I think it's far better to give new records a try.

There's no field of music which doesn't have good ideas.

Why would you want to dictate somebody else's taste or happiness? Music is supposed to be joyful and move people, and however that gets accomplished for different people, it's all good.

We still have the love for music; it will forever be in my heart.

I'm one of those people that's listened to so much music, I feel like I've soaked it all and not rejected anything, so it's all present there when I'm in my inventing room.

I love music. It's always been very dear to me. It's a big passion.

There were two things I discovered when I toured with Snoop. One was that the band was all jazz musicians. The second was to instil in me a respect for other styles of music. From then on, whenever I played a new kind of music, I came with the same kind of open mind. What are they trying to do? What are they hearing? How do they see music?

I didn't want to be one of the Beach Boys or one of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah band. I mean, we appreciated that music. But I didn't want to grow a beard to look like Roy Wood just because I liked him.

We're not here to make the ignorant people happy. We're here to write our music for those people that are interested in good rock n' roll music.

Music is my first love, as it's in my blood.

I love all genres of music. I think it helps you become a better performer if you know the different types of music.

I've always loved music since I was a little kid.

In my mind, there's this one 'super genre,' which is the only genre that matters, and that's the super genre of good music.

Music is music and there are only two types: good and bad.

Music has been a huge part of my life, and I feel like it's a part of everyone's.

I grew up with parents who really encouraged me to listen to as much music as I could.

I think the music defends myself. I don't think anyone should put a race on any genre. It's just a way of expressing yourself through instruments and sounds, right? People can just listen to the music.

Hip-hop was the music that actually got me excited about it and the actual prospect of performing. I think I loved music from an early age because my parents wanted me to love it as much as they did. It was constantly there.

I listen to different artists. I open my mind to different artists.

My love for music is infinite.

I'm suspicious of the idea of categories in music and this idea of things being in boxes. To me, that seems unnatural. I write the music that somebody with my biography would write, and the thing that's always driven me is an enthusiasm for the material. I sort of follow the notes to where they want to go.

It's neat to hear a new generation of musicians come up.

I've always liked music since I was younger.