Solange Knowles Quotes

I'm looking for all types of sounds. Anything that has soul and funk in it, no matter the genre.

When I watch drummers, I always want to see energy. It's not about the proficiency of the musicianship; I'm just into the vibe and excitement of it. With drums, it's such a primeval thing.

Music drives you. It wakes you up, it gets you pumping. And, at the end of the day, the correct tune will chill you down.

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

Growing up, all I cared about in a song, before I really listened to lyrics, was that beat.

I connect so much with Peter Gabriel's sound because, to me, he always had that South African vibe. His drums were always something to move to: it was almost like Calypso. I'm a big fan.

It's really important to me that my sound is a combination of beats and melody. I love hearing strong, confident beats in music because I love to dance. At the same time, melody is really important to me because I love singing.

I always want to make people dance so there'll always be an element of dance in my music.

Everybody finished the song at different times. At last, only the Weasley twins were left singing along to a very slow funeral march.

If I hear dance music, my body starts to move. Whatever the dance music is, I can't help it. With all that, I still felt, well, rock is a little higher art, but it wasn't. Right now, because I have so much experience with dance charts, I started to realize that it's incredible art. This is going to be known one day as high art.

The core of all the music I love is a good bass line and a good rhythm.

I don't think I make dance music. It's not even 4/4. And it's slow.

The more rocking, the better.

When you use a metronome, you'll start to notice where the notes are falling, if they're on the beat, behind the beat, between the beat, and so on.

I'm attached to the beat. The beat speaks words. I love music.

My playing is always just a little on top of the beat. I can't lay down the kind of groove that Brad Wilk can. I'd really have to lay back to do that; it just doesn't feel natural to me.

We were built to be rhythmic.

I try to create a style that reflects my music. So I would say it's definitely got some '90s elements, some pop elements that are a bit more feminine, and then more indie, androdgynous elements.

We have big limitations by not having a drummer. It instantly informs a lot of our musical decisions when it comes to writing. What we end up coming out with is not very cerebral music.

I have always been attracted to songs that make me want to dance.

I left my rhythm back in Denver.

I lie more with drums and the more heavy and darker aspects of music.

You can have the best riff in the world, but if the drums behind it just ain't vibing it, it's not gonna be the greatest riff, right? So you've gotta have someone there that can really bring that to life.

I gravitate to rhythmic music, so I listen to jazz, world music, Indian music, Hawaiian music, all kinds.

Everybody's been blessed with something, and my gift is my timing. Let's face it, it's all about keeping time and having a groove.