Ludwig Goransson Quotes

To keep creating something with this type of music, you have to take it out of the box.

I think it's always important to constantly keep the band on their toes and try new things that you hope will work. That's how 'Apologize' was born, and maybe down the line another little song will be born by that mentality. I've always really liked that song.

Miles Davis fully embraced possibilities and delved into it. He was criticized heavily from the jazz side. He was supposed to be part of a tradition, but he didn't consider himself part of a tradition.

You need the past as a guideline. The history of music is a good basis, but to escape that stuff, that tortuous rulebook, you have to learn it first. It's kind of like religion - once you've written the Bible, that's it, move on.

Music in general is looking for something new overall.

I think to stay in one sound is a career killer.

What happened with reggaeton is that many artists kept recycling the same sound. But there are a lot of reggaeton artists that are still in their prime - like Daddy Yankee - because they've chosen to continue growing, to offer people more than just reggaeton. That's where I learned to always be able to try something new and not be afraid.

I always want to keep moving musically and trying new things.

That's kind of the nature of being in a progressive band - always trying new things, moving forward.

I do not think that music keeps evolving. It evolved through Bach; since then, in my humble opinion, all the innovations added nothing.

I love hip-hop and soul, but I desperately want to challenge it and see what I can bring to it.

From my time in 'King Crimson,' I'd describe a Progressive band as one that keeps trying to break musical barriers, and keeps trying to do new music.

What I want to happen is to be really creative, and to play something new in the improvisations, every time.

In the beginning of rock n' roll, there was always innovation. Artists were always trying to do something new and something different.

You have got to make new music, that is the way that I look at it anyway.

Certain jazz musicians just copy what was done 100 years ago. The music won't grow if nobody takes a risk.

I'm constantly evolving as a musician.

What I love about each album is the opportunity to expand on what we've done in the past - to push myself and the band creatively, vocally, and lyrically.

I'm not interested in re-creating the same blues I love so much. I'm interested in pushing boundaries.

I just wanna make more music, legit music as opposed to keeping the same constant thing. I wanna show growth in the music, pretty much.

Pushing the envelope, musically speaking, is what needs to be done to rise to the top.

I've never been one to just play safe music and think that's all there is to it.

I think we are really in touch with what's going on around us in the world of music, trying to push the bar forward and try new and exciting things that our fans can react to.

People come in because they like 'Old Town Road.' They'll find out that I'm just not going to stick to that.

Compared to other bands that have gone off the deep end with their sound, you know, I'm very confident. I did not go off the deep end; it just improved.