David Byrne Quotes

I do seem to like to combine the dramatic emotional warmth of strings with the grooves and body business of drums and bass.

I had different bands. I played with the Acoustic Warriors for the most part, without girl singers. It was the same kind of sound, acoustic guitar, bass, with violin and sometimes accordion, and the guys would sing, that kind of thing.

I don't think I represent all things dubstep. I just like clubbing, so those are the sounds I've chosen to work with.

I was drawn to West Africa. I did listen to a bunch of different styles of African music, and there was something about the percussion and the drums of West Africa, and the energy, that felt so cinematic to me.

I consider my music to be Progressive Synth Pop, which says nothing about what it sounds like, but does describe my basic approach.

Playing someone drum 'n' bass for the first time in 'Pass Out' - they're like, 'Oh my God, what is this?' I'm having a lot of fun and a good time showcasing the music.

I'm a big techno fan. I love that thumping kick drum. We heard a version of 'Lost in Love' and it was thrash metal. It sounded cool!

I'm not so rock and roll. I'm more techno.

If you listen to a Deadmau5 record or a Skrillex record, I really enjoy that stuff because, as aggressive sounding as the Skrillex records are, they're still musical, and that's why they have such a broad appeal.

I've been a fan of electronic music since the beginning.

I was just going more for what I've always been influenced by, European music.

I listen to 'deep dish house'.

My band, Miles Long, is a jazz-funk spoken word band. There's jazz sensibilities, but I'm a bass player, so I'm very much into the head-bobbing vibe with sophisticated lyrics.

I don't want to make an album which is full of brutal and jarring techno.

I don't really have a favorite genre. I could listen to a rock song, a metal song, jazz, pop music, whatever. For me, whatever style it is, it always depends on the chord progression, the lyrics, and the melody used.

My hip-hop fans are a little spoiled - they want a particular level of lyricism and energy that I'm known for. When they don't get that, it takes a little time for them to open up to it. But electronic fans are as free as the music. On social media, they were so excited and loud; they're in awe.

Go-go is so drum and Congo based. It's almost like music from Africa. The drums like on 'Planet Paradise' are deeply African-rooted. It's really bouncy and the same speed as go-go music. That's an example of the influence go-go had on me.

New Order has always been a hybrid band. We always mixed guitar, bass, drums with electronic.

Dark music always works in a club.

At a time when club music has gone more electronic, I've gone the other way: organic and world music.

My music is a little bit of everything - R&B, hip-hop, EDM.

I personally love electronic music specifically because it has the rhythm, the kick, the thump - it has energy.

I started with the organ and drums, and I later got into drum machines as a teenager.

I'd say I am a nice cross of R&B and Pop.

Enter Shikari are a mash-up of everything. I used to really love dubstep when they first came out. They had those amazing basslines, so I loved going to the live shows.