Astro Quotes

I want to explore all genres.

One of my biggest heroes in music has been David Bowie. He's said, 'I'm going to be a painter now, or I'm going to do some films,' and his audience is very forgiving, because they understand him as an artist. Whether you agree or like the result, you respect that he's expressing his artistic feelings.

When I perform, I like to immerse myself in the music, and I just try to get off on the diversity of music.

I just know that I'm a fan of all different kinds of genres. You're supposed to be free doing music, and that's how I feel.

You know, I'm the 1st black solo MC from Detroit. I didn't do the 50 Cent sales but hey... I got a long career, I'm still young and I'm trying to bring really good music.

I've always wanted to do non-comedies. I've always done dramas, comedies, music, and I always like to bop around and do different things.

Growing up, I didn't really like folk music - I wasn't a fan of Bob Dylan. I grew up mostly listening to rap and hip-hop; it was this new form of music.

Music is a huge part of my life, I enjoy every genre of music from jazz to country, and I even get down with a bit of hip hop.

I love Slipknot. But then I like Jao Gilberto... It's the spirit that comes through in music.

I don't live in this soul music bubble. I love Young Thug, Drake, Kendrick Lamar. I even heard that Kendrick was a fan of my music. Hopefully there's a door open for us to do music together. He's one of my favorite artists. I love Jazmine Sullivan, Lianne la Havas, Usher, Ginuwine. It goes further than classic soul.

I've explored the worship side, the pop side, and the film scoring side of me.

My guitar playing touches so many different areas of the form, but the important thing is what it represents across the form.

I really want to explore every genre that I can.

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.

I think all the music I do, which ties together, as far as I'm concerned, is fun and entertaining.

Azealia Banks - love what she's doing.

My mum and dad used to listen to a lot of R&B and soul, so this was the way I grew up. Hip-hop, of course. But then as I grew older, I started listening to everything.

Hip-hop is my vehicle for scientific enlightenment. It wasn't until my music career matured where I was exposed to science as an intellectual pursuit.

Personally, I feel like I'm trying to redefine what a really good rapper can be like. Like, I think it's not often where a good rapper can be making funny music.

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.

I don't think that because l'm a composer I only have to compose music.

It's crazy to close doors to any genres.

Hip-hop is just something I actually know how to do. But I always had aspirations to participate in other forms of music.

I have always touched on different genres whether it has been hip-hop, country and the rock element.

The reason I got into this business was for the privilege to exist in different genres and different worlds and play out different realities.