Justin Guarini Quotes

My playground as a musician is growing.

I started out in rock, but I didn't want to stay there, and haven't.

I love stretching myself musically.

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.

I've seen and learned enough to keep my music fresh and spread out.

I remember when I wrote songs when I was about 16, they all sounded the same because I didn't know anything. And all the subject matter was all the same because I hadn't actually done much.

People ask me how could I go from country to jazz. It's been a natural convergence for me.

I feel like my music has become a lot of things. It's hard to label the evolution, but I like there to be an evolution. I just like to paint with all different kinds of colors.

When I first started singing, I didn't know which direction to take - I sang rock & roll and all kinds of things.

The older I get, the more interest I have in writing other kinds of music.

I've always listened to a wide variety of music, and I know that shows through my songwriting evolution.

It's probably a combination of personal and non-personal matters that have led us to where we are musically.

Now, when we first started, I would be playing something good and then feel like I wasn't doing the right thing and launch into some idiotic cliche. Luckily for me, Bobby was patient.

I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.

I've done the country, done the pop-rock, done the super-hard electro.

I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.

I definitely try to broaden the scope of music. I don't know if it's pop or classical or what, but I'm religiously challenging myself all the time, for better or for worse.

When I was younger I didn't really know what genre of music I'd want to do because I'd always done so many different types, so many impressions.

All along, I did what I was comfortable doing, which was to play the music I enjoyed and try to stretch the parameters a bit. Country and bluegrass and folk were my foundation.

I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined.

The music that I've made in the past has had strong contemporary country roots, but I think moving on in music, I will branch out from that a bit.

I like writing all different kinds of songs. I've wanted to run the gamut of artists.

If you looked at my iPod, you would get a trip out of all the different music, from the real heavy metal to bluegrass to classical.

The combination of experience and experimentation will ultimately yield a personal sound.

By the time I approached my forties, I had the self-assurance to approach all the genres I love so deeply: R & B, rock, jazz, and pop.