Kenneth Edmonds Quotes

I get to focus on being a musician sometimes, and I get to focus on being a vocalist sometimes.

My playing music is strictly for fun. When I was in a band, I was really excited to talk about it since I had never really played music to that extent. It was never meant as something I would consider as anything more than having fun with my friends. But I think I would enjoy writing music for the movies that I'm working on.

What we hear now is great-sounding records with great-sounding grooves and loops. And the sound of these records is irresistible, but the craft of songwriting is just about over. That's why, whenever I get an opportunity to do an album full of standards, I jump at it because I miss it.

Being a pop artist or making music like a jingle or something - I don't do that.

I'm very easily influenced, and I'm also a quick study, so I think when I decided I wanted to write pop songs, I literally just listened to pop radio for six months to get a feel for it and understand it.

My least favorite thing about being in a band is photo shoots and video shoots. I like writing songs.

As a songwriter, I listen to everything to be inspired... from Rihanna to Bruno Mars to Springsteen to Johnny Cash.

I'm a musician. I play instruments. I dabble in the hip-hop field. That doesn't take vocal ability necessarily.

I care about writing music and playing my music.

Being in a band is far more than playing an instrument. It's surviving. It's getting an album together.

I want to write my own music, and I want to tour.

I am a musician, ya know; music is my world.

My current project is my band, Population 1. We are writing, rehearsing and playing in Los Angeles.

I know right now she has no idea who I am, but I'd like to collaborate with Enya one day. Of course I'd love to work with Jay-Z, maybe even Phil Collins. I love his voice.

I'm basically a musician.

I like pop music. Earnestly. Most of the greatest technicians, mix engineers, and players are working in pop music.

There isn't a dearth of it, but I will confess that it's harder for me to find songs on which I'm willing to invest anything from ten to fifteen hours writing an arrangement than it was in times past.

Creating a decent pop song is a challenge - and occasionally, once in every decade - it's kind of fun to do that.

There's a lot of maintenance that goes into being a professional singer.

I'd like to do something that involves music.

Everything I do is music-related.

I honestly don't listen to a lot of music - I spend so much time working at my own music.

Music is just a really fun hobby that I do, because I'm actually really good about writing songs and producing. People don't realize this, but I am an excellent writer for artists.

I think Labrinth is an amazing writer and an amazing singer. His voice is just so magnetic. There are so many people that I would work with inside and outside of pop.

I'm involved in all things musical. It's all consuming, even if it doesn't necessarily manifest as a record or a concert.