R. Kelly Quotes

Of course, I'm open to all kinds of genres. In my head, there are no demarcations.

A lot of singers find a musical genre people like and stick with it. That's being a conformist. I sing ballads, rock, salsa, rap.

I learned about embracing all different genres as opposed to just getting attached to one.

I don't really like to put stuff in a box as far as genre-specific.

I don't see categories; I don't see styles - l see them all gelled together. And it was gospel that definitely helped me to do that.

I've certainly never liked the idea of being put in a box. I loved being part of shows like 'American Idiot' and 'In the Heights,' and I take pride in being able to sing different styles, not just 'Old Man River.'

I don't want to be stuck to any specific genre.

I don't have a genre because I play lots of different music that people would say are different genres.

I don't want to put a name on my music. Other people can put a name on what I do. It's just the union of what I've been listening to and what I've been learning. It has some elements of classical music, it has some rock, it has some jazz, but I don't want to give it a name.

I'm not just a country artist. I've got so any sides to me and the music I write.

Because I feel like I can do so many different things, and people like my music for different reasons, I don't feel pigeonholed. I think people are always going to appreciate whatever direction I take.

My thing has always been that the clothing we make is kind of like music. There are always critics that don't understand that young people can be into Bob Dylan but also into the Wu-Tang Clan and Coltrane and Social Distortion.

I really like jazz and soul, but I also love so many other types of music, and I didn't want to be afraid to blend and experiment.

I work pretty fluidly across all genres.

Being singer/songwriter implies versatility and being able to create more than one medium, and R&B artist is a box, simple as that. It is 'that's what you do, that's what you are', and that's a little unfair, to me, because I don't just do that. So I like singer/songwriter because it allows me to move a little bit more freely.

I don't want to limit myself as an artist and only do a certain sound.

No one can pigeon-hole me because I play everything, and I did that on purpose.

I'm always trying to switch voices and genres.

I always liked that about bands like the Beatles. They could be so touching at one moment and then 'Helter Skelter' the next.

I want people to understand balance. I might make a banger, and that's the way that I feel, and then I may want to make a song that's really deep.

I just like blending all the genres together but blending them up in a good way. I try to be as free as I can with it.

I think that we definitely want to experiment, and if there's a hip-hop song that we like, we'll cover it. We don't want to be one of those bands that's like, you know, you know - Carolina Chocolate Drops does hip-hop. I mean, just know - you know, if it naturally works itself in, you know, cool.

I don't want to ever be categorized. I want to be able to hit every genre.

I listen to a lot of different kinds of music, and I feel like I can pull ideas from practically anything. You name it - I'll probably like it.

I'm a variety girl when it comes to different genres.