Tommy Shaw Quotes

I feel most comfortable keeping versatile when it comes to music genres.

I see the value in every kind of music, even country.

I'm into hip-hop, rap, country, blues, gospel, old school, new school... whatever... pop. If it's really good, I like it. I don't have to be told what to listen to. If I like it and it's good, I'll listen to it.

I have really diverse tastes, which can be problematic sometimes, but it's good because it means I'm always listening to as much music as possible. I love listening to music, whatever genre it is.

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

I kind of consider myself a chameleon in music. I love all sorts of music.

I'm a lover of all sorts of music, which makes me a chameleon when it comes to performing anything, whether it's opera or whatever. As long as it's good and it feels good, I'm going to cling to it.

I'm not more into one scene than any other, and that's why I feel very lucky to be able to go into two different styles of music and be successful at both.

My fans are like, 'Lab does what he does,' which is really cool. If I came out with a Jack White rock tune tomorrow, people would be like, 'Yeah, cool man,' which is great.

I love all music. I'm not specific. I don't just love one genre!

I enjoy music wherever it's coming from.

I'm really open to different kinds of music, I don't like to limit myself to pop.

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've always been drawn to all sorts of genres and all sorts of voices.

I actually spend as much time listening to new music as to old. Probably more. I just try to get something out of it all.

In a studio situation, I'm able to dig deep and come up with stuff that all the guys think fits the vibe of the song. And I think that's partly due to the fact that I grew up listening to just about everything under the sun. I'm very open to music, and I like to do things in a traditional and musical way.

I just don't feel limited by genre.

I've certainly never liked the idea of being put in a box. I loved being part of shows like 'American Idiot' and 'In the Heights,' and I take pride in being able to sing different styles, not just 'Old Man River.'

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

I just like a good song, it doesn't matter. I mean, I am into girl groups and stuff like that. I listen to anything.

We don't want to box ourselves within any type of genre, you know? Whatever feels good, if it moves us and we like it, we get on it and make it our own. That's what we do.

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

I don't really care that much about genre labels. I tend to write across a variety of different genres.

I grew up listening to all music, not just country.