Coy Bowles Quotes

Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little bit different right now.

I would never say I will stay in electronic music for the rest of my life. I will always do whatever I feel like at that moment.

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

I think rock & roll has prepared me for a lot of flexibility.

We are just fans of music, we are not fans of a specific kind of music. We just happen to be a rock band. Until we explain ourselves, sometimes people don't understand why we limit ourselves to just being a rock band. It's because that is what we like doing.

I really want to explore every genre that I can.

I don't want to be stuck to any specific genre.

I want to explore all genres.

I don't like to focus on just hip-hop because with hip-hop, I can only do so much; with a vocalist, I can only do so much, but the limitations are varying.

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.

We could play them through the week, and then the weekend we could play the black joints. I learned to be very versatile and learned to love it. So it stays with me even up to now.

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 can't just turn over and sing disco or rock.

I don't have to save rock. I don't even like rock that much.

You don't want to be a one-trick pony. On a lot of Smiths songs, I used a pick or a plectrum, and for some of the slow songs, I used my thumbs and my fingers. That's why I love the bass - it's adaptable, and you can express yourself so well with it.

I like writing different types of music. I don't like being stuck into one thing.

Some people think I'm a rock 'n' roll musician and some think I'm a jazz musician but, for me, there is no difference.

I pride myself on being the type of artist who can work half in the R&B world and half in the pop world.

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.

The great thing about rock-n-roll is you realize the top of the mountain is big enough for more than one band.

I got into hip-hop, but I still had appreciation for all types of music, so I was trained to have an open mind and to always go with the flow.

I never thought of us as a punk band, a metal band, or a new wave band. Just as a band band.

I learned about embracing all different genres as opposed to just getting attached to one.

I go back and forth between indie and studio because I feel like it, not because I feel obligated to do one or the other.

I want people to understand balance. I might make a banger, and that's the way that I feel, and then I may want to make a song that's really deep.