Luka Sulic Quotes

In the 1960s and into the '70s, everyone in their own way was trying to open up the musical horizon. There shouldn't be a wall that you're going toward and bouncing off.

When I listen to music, there's usually some aspect of that music that I like, and that's what I take and try to bring into my own music. Bringing in other musicians to collaborate with is a good way for me to test out new ways or make music that I might have not discovered on my own.

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.

I'm always looking to create new avenues or new visions of music.

I have always tried with my shows - win, lose, or draw - to take the boundaries of music as far as I can.

I think with everything I do, I'm trying to just come up with new ways of creating music and mixing styles together. That's just what's fun for me to do, to try to make myself inspired.

It's a very subjective, personal, instinctive approach as musicians of saying, 'We don't want to replace what's around; we just want to widen the possibilities.'

But I did that, and I created another blues scene, another something I can sing about.

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

Artists are creating their own genre sound, and other artists are building upon that sound and already creating a huge subculture created around one particular sound created by one artist. So, with all that happening, the genres are going to break down, and there's going to be a multitude of sound coming out.

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

But, on the other hand, if Schubert were alive today, he would find even richer fields to plow.

I've realized that I love all forms of music and get excited when any artist goes crazy and creates something that is an experience.

I decided that I wanted to explore all kinds of music with my cello, not just the Western classical tradition. I just wanted to try and expand my vocabulary and bring that different kind of music to my audience.

Just the type of music that was around at the same time as I was writing. Some of it was wicked, definitely. But there was just one direction which I thought could be pushed that no one was pushing.

Any good music must be an innovation.

I thought we were gonna open up the world of poetry and music to all kinds of things, and yet, I can't really think of anyone who's done anything like it since.

Music is more emotional than prose, more revolutionary than poetry. I'm not saying I've got the answers, just a of questions that I don't hear other artists asking.

I think I come from a time when all the artists I grew up with and I loved always used to try and push the boundaries, and there doesn't seem so much of that, really.

I feel like music is just a platform and foundation just to be able to explore and see what's outside of it.

I get a lot of joy out of covering other people's songs, and, at my best, I think I bring something a little new to a lot of them.

I really wanted the first record to be different from what I'd done with Genesis, so we were trying to do things in different styles.

All my favorite bands are the ones that push the limits and boundaries.

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.