Chris Thile Quotes

I've never been one of those people who say, 'Oh, well, if you play this kind of music, you can only like these kinds of bands.'

It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about.

I just think if the song's good, sing it. I don't care who's doing it. I don't care if it's a country act. I don't care if it's a rock act. If the song's good, sing it.

When I look at music, everything is blurred, and I like it that way. I grew up like that, hanging out with different types of people who listened to so many different types of music. I never wanted to be part of any one clique. I loved it all.

I've never been a particular fan of any genre.

Some people dig jazz, some people dig classical music, some people dig rock. Everyone is so concerned about who they like. They always say, 'This guy is the best,' 'No, this guy is the best.' But I think everyone is great. I really don't have barriers to any type of music. I could listen to everything from metal to classical music to anything else.

I'm not really into gothic music, it's not really my type of scene but each to their own. I listen to pretty much anything.

I never set out to be part of a genre, because I listen to all types of music.

My father loved all different types of music. He wasn't a snob. He wasn't a purist.

I'm a bit suspicious of people who are narrow in their musical tastes.

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

I always tell the fans, 'Screw it! Like what you like. Listen to what you want.' Insisting that one type of music is better than the next is snobbery, and I have no time for that. Check out all the music that's out there. There's great stuff you're probably missing.

For better or worse, I'm interested in just about everything: every different type of music I can imagine. I can never see a reason to choose just one type of music at the exclusion of everything else. Different types of music are capable of being rewarding in different kinds of ways.

I like to work with artists who are as wide in their musical taste as I am.

I have quite catholic taste in music.

I like so many different kinds of music that I've never allowed myself the limitations of one particular range.

I have very diverse tastes in music, and I don't, like, make distinctions between what I can't and can't listen to. In fact, I could never understand why anybody would do that in the first place. My attitude is, 'I can't make music if I don't like music.'

I listen to jazz, pop, rock, R&B. It really doesn't matter to me.

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 jazz, rock n' roll, some hip hop - I can't think of any music I don't like.

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

I believe that music should really be without boundaries.

Of course, I'm open to all kinds of genres. In my head, there are no demarcations.

Music is music - it makes no difference what it is. I can like Slipknot and Public Enemy equally.

Many people have eclectic tastes. Many people like to listen to all kinds of different music. I mean, I do; I'll listen to many different styles inside a day, a week, a month, a year. It doesn't matter.