Dinah Jane Quotes

I'm quite an eclectic musician.

People often ask us if we had direct influences. Honestly, just a lot of different music - not necessarily individual people. We listen to anything from Bob Dylan to Massive Attack to Aerosmith to En Vogue. We very much enjoy all that music.

Musically, my palette is eclectic.

Growing up, I always liked so many different sounds from so many different genres - the different aspects they could bring.

I like pop music, and I like really weird, strange stuff. It just didn't feel like there was anyone doing both.

In the '60s, people had diverse tastes, which made the musical climate that much better and more interesting.

I've got so many musical personalities, I could probably get treatment for it.

We're all players and musicians and we sure all get along good. We just clicked right off the bat. We started playing and then we almost immediately started recording.

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

Alan is a great guy, a terrific guy. We haven't worked together since then, and he's always working with different artists. I think he sees different dimensions he can see from different guys.

I see music as one language. If one musical form eats its own tail, it dies. So it needs to be a mongrel, it needs to be hybridised.

I'm not going to choose between classical, Broadway or pop. I would love to stay where I am now - a mix of everything.

My favorite band of all time is The Clash. The thing I love about The Clash is they started out as guys who could barely play three chords. They dabbled in reggae, punk, rap, jazz. They came to a sound that could only be defined as The Clash. It was impossible to say what it was. I admire them for that.

When you play with great musicians, whether they're schooled or self-taught, they keep you on your toes. It comes down to people's personalities and individual energies.

I think my music has always been a mixture, depending on whom I'm working with - what band, what musicians, what producer.

I was in punk rock bands, heavy metal bands, world music bands, jazz groups, any type of music that would take me. I just love music.

Without a doubt, even when I play with Black Label, when we have different guys I play with, everyone always brings their own magic, their own flavor to the soup, hands down.

I guess I always think the people that know me or fans that have followed me and know my solo work would know that I've always had really eclectic tastes - even in Motley, dude.

For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.

I like to experiment when it comes to music.

I'm influenced by a lot of different genres of music. So I'm constantly trying to rework production and make things interesting in the live show and on records.

My music sounds like one synergised thing, one message.

I think that because I have so many different influences, and that shows in my music, that different people can connect with it.

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've always had influences from all over the place, like Mr. Bungle and Primus. As a band, we try not to focus too much on where it's coming from, because we're always listening to music.