Zedd Quotes

I just don't let music genres define me.

When I perform, I like to immerse myself in the music, and I just try to get off on the diversity of music.

I just go with the flow, so any style can be in my music - that makes it exciting.

I grew up listening to everything. I have such a love for music, but I don't want to make the same album over and over again.

Some people wish above all to conform to the rules, I wish only to render what I can hear. There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law.

So the thing is to put out music for music's sake.

And more than anything, I like the improvisation of jazz. That's the same thing with DJ-ing. There's so much improvisation you can do with cuttin' and scratchin' that's reminiscent of jazz music, because it's all about how you feel. You're capturing a vibe and just going with it.

My music is a direct reflection of the eclectic person I am. I don't like to be stuck in an R&B box.

A lot of people relate me to the blues but I don't think it's a hindrance at this point. I've been doing it long enough that I can do different things and be accepted.

As you begin to realize that every different type of music, everybody's individual music, has its own rhythm, life, language and heritage, you realize how life changes, and you learn how to be more open and adaptive to what is around us.

We can be whatever we want to be. We can be a country band if we need to be. We can be a rock band if we need to be.

Always try and play with as many people as possible, even if it's not your style of music, because you will learn a lot.

Reggaeton is what opened the doors for me, and I'm always grateful for that. I'll do reggaeton for life, but I want to show that I'm an artist who can do everything.

I let the song guide me. I move through the space that I'm given rather than trying to make an impression on the material. I'm curious to learn from the music.

I feel most comfortable keeping versatile when it comes to music genres.

You must surrender whatever preconceptions you have about music if you're really interested in it.

Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you.

I just like music all the way around the board. I can't stick to one thing - I've got to move around.

I tend to play in a way that feels natural to me. To me that's authentic for myself. I play by where I'm led by some sense of where I feel I'm supposed to be.

My intentions have been, and are always, to just really get behind what my ideas are musically and to just ride this thing out, cause it feels good, and I think for the most part it's good music. Even when it's not, I'd like to still search for something that could be even like a little bit mind-blowing or shocking to me.

I started realizing that music is the one area where I've always let go. When that saxophone goes into my mouth, I get into a space where I never think about the notes I've already played or anticipate the notes ahead.

I don't want to be held down by genres so much.

I don't tend to set out on huge world domination goals or have anything in mind. I just like to play. I like to gig a lot; I like to write music.

I think that creative work, music in particular, is a conveyor of inner emotional life. I don't feel one way all the time, so I don't want my music to feel the same way all the time.

I try to do things that keep me interested. And play music that moves me. I like to move around and play in a lot of different ways.