Steve Reich Quotes

You can't really take it for granted that people listen to your music. I want to write songs that are on par, at least in my mind, with the ones I've loved for my whole life and that will be around forever.

I just want to make a classic. Classic is the standard. I'm just trying to make music that will last a lifetime.

People like Prince don't have to care about anything, but they care because they want music for the future to be great.

I want to write music that will outlive me.

I have tried, in all the ways I can, to make timeless music.

I want my music to leave an indelible mark.

Mozart, Beethoven - how can you not want to share them with everyone and anyone? This stuff is of as great importance as the food we eat and the air we breathe.

I want to make music that stands the test of time.

The thing about influence is that any composer worth anything will give you the same names.

The Gershwin legacy is extraordinary because George Gershwin died in 1937, but his music is as fresh and vital today as when he originally created it.

I try to make sure that I make music that can stand the test of time.

The biggest influence? I've had several at different times - but the biggest for me was Bob Dylan, who was a guy that came along when I was twelve or thirteen and just changed all the rules about what it meant to write songs.

Music is timeless, so I want to give people shows they'll never forget so that I can do this forever.

The Men at Work thing is always there, it's always going to be there. It's not something I consciously think that much about anymore. The thing that stays with you is the songs, which is a good thing for me, because the songs are the things that stand the test of time.

I want to make sure that I make music that lasts. I've been experimenting. I've been writing.

I'd like to be remembered as a premier singer of songs, not just a popular act of a given period.

You look back at people like Elvis and The Beatles and still get their music because it's timeless. That's what I want.

All composers who came after were influenced by Beethoven, even during his lifetime, both by his personality and by his music. He was a father figure for generations.

I make a timeless music. I think I've made my mark as a lyricist and as an innovator and as a tastemaker.

I don't get so much inspiration from other musicians. Especially alive musicians. Late musicians are good - Bach, Beethoven - yes, good.

I think it's important for every artist to have that ballad that stands the test of time.

I want to create songs that will last across time.

I think a great piece, whenever it was written, gets under our skin, makes us feel something. That's what Beethoven was trying to do.

The most important thing is to make quality music that will last.

You have to understand, that's all I've ever wanted: for London to have a credible musical voice. I will honestly, honestly die happy knowing that I saw it happen.