Kygo Quotes

There's a lot of people over time who have brought out all these funky records that everybody has started jumping on like a catch phrase... When Planet Rock came out, then you had all of the electro funk records.

Bands are always told, 'Nobody wants to hear your new stuff - just stick with the meat and potatoes - that's what people come for.' That's only half-true. I know if I went to see U2, I would be thrilled if they did 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For,' but I'm equally as thrilled to hear their new stuff.

It wasn't just music in the Ramones: it was an idea. It was bringing back a whole feel that was missing in rock music - it was a whole push outwards to say something new and different.

The Ramones are the type of group where it took the world, like, 30 years to catch up with them. Because we were kind of breaking new ground, coming up with new ideas and different concepts which kind of blazed a trail for a whole new music scene, really.

The whole rise of new adult contemporary music and smooth jazz was a nice surprise.

I happened to come along in the music business when there was no trend.

You know, most people called rap stupid when it started, and it was one of the most innovative music forms of its time.

Daft Punk wouldn't have normally fit into anything that was pop on the radio, but they just did it.

Music in general is looking for something new overall.

Whenever I sing, I try to make it different, the sound that you've never heard before, and put something new, which people love.

With Soapkills, we were lucky. We started at a time of transition where things were not ready, nothing was available.

I don't want music to be a museum.

And I'm interested in writing music that takes risks. My point is that maybe the term EDM is pinned on me and my buddies, but maybe it'll be less so if I experiment.

Everybody's all up on the EDM bandwagon now, because it's, like, another viable conduit for traditional pop music to ride for a bit so they can get out of their little stagnant pool and make a dance hit.

EDM is here to stay. If you're 19 years old, this is your rock 'n' roll.

I've always enjoyed dancing and going clubbing. I've always been interested in electronic music. I would love more than anything to see my music mutate into something that would be played in clubs. For sure.

I want to make hip-hop that can use guitars and soul and jazz and just fuse it all together. And I want to make this whole new sound that's going to shock the world. Unfortunately, the masses didn't receive it.

I want to have fun and I want to bring something new and fresh to fan's eyes and have it be something they enjoy, no matter where it is, no matter what capacity. To have an outlet for creativity. That's been my goal.

I'm releasing more music as Virtual Self, I'm definitely going to be touring Virtual Self.

When 'OK Computer' came out, that was so crazily different from anything that I'd ever heard; it was just amazing.

I love to create something new every night onstage; that makes a big difference.

I would love to do a complete EDM album.

The 1980s were all about synths for me, and it never went away after that.

I am so excited for where and what K-pop is doing and how it's growing. In the music industry it's not a trend, it's not a quick 'oh this is cool for a minute,' this is a full genre, which is exciting and cool.

Kids don't want to hear the same record. There are a hundred million bands that they could listen to; you want to give them something that they've never heard before.