Eric Nam Quotes

It doesn't matter the kind of music, it doesn't matter whether it's a cowboy hat or a yarmulke. I don't care if it's outer space or pop, the spirit is the same.

I like pop music, and I like really weird, strange stuff. It just didn't feel like there was anyone doing both.

My musical output has been consistently acoustic, but my taste has not. I love everything. As long as it's good, I'm in.

We have such a mixture now, such a fusion of different genres.

I'm saddened to see that everyone's pitched out the baby with the bath, in that we say that it can't be one or the other, it could be both. I mean, just because we listen to classical music doesn't mean that we can't listen to jazz.

If someone is a straight jazzhead, or a straight metalhead, or straight classical, they have a very narrow range of what they allow into their lives. But the people who listen to what we put out into the world have to be open-minded. Because we're so pluralist.

I love singing jazz. I don't like the idea that classical music should be over here and jazz should be someplace else. It's all wonderful, and we should be open to enjoying it all.

I've done the country, done the pop-rock, done the super-hard electro.

I've been called 'musically schizophrenic,' and some people think that's a cool thing.

I'm a big fan of '70s records where artists could draw on whatever influences they wanted.

I'm a mutt as far as music is concerned because I listen to everything.

I just think if the song's good, sing it. I don't care who's doing it. I don't care if it's a country act. I don't care if it's a rock act. If the song's good, sing it.

Some people think I'm a rock 'n' roll musician and some think I'm a jazz musician but, for me, there is no difference.

I'm quite an eclectic musician.

Jazz really does try to include everything. It's always been popular music. But the wonderful thing about jazz is its willingness to take chances.

When I look at music, everything is blurred, and I like it that way. I grew up like that, hanging out with different types of people who listened to so many different types of music. I never wanted to be part of any one clique. I loved it all.

My heart is with the standards. That's what I was raised on. I'm perfectly comfortable with pop. I feel lucky because I'm pretty versatile.

Growing up in Miami, having these different cultures and being inspired in so many ways musically has let me have a very long career, 'cause just when you think I'm gonna do this type of record, I go and do something else.

I listen to jazz, pop, rock, R&B. It really doesn't matter to me.

I have such an eclectic taste. I like listening to classical music and pop music.

For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.

I love country music, but I also love gangster rap.

I've never been one of those people who say, 'Oh, well, if you play this kind of music, you can only like these kinds of bands.'

My fans are like, 'Lab does what he does,' which is really cool. If I came out with a Jack White rock tune tomorrow, people would be like, 'Yeah, cool man,' which is great.

I had phases of listening to rap and trap, and then I had phases where I'd listen to post-hardcore, rap, grunge, metal... all that. I had different time periods of listening to different music. And now it all clashes together.