Beat Music Quotes

I've always gravitated towards the beats, obviously. And when I was growing up, I always loved funk music or even - dare I say it - disco.

Punjabi songs have been a rage in Bollywood since a very long time. The lyrics' beat and the meaning behind them give an emotional touch to their lives and connects with youth.

The Beatles, the Small Faces and the Kinks were great bands, but that was in the '60s.

When I hit 11 so did the careers of Dylan and the Stones. A year later it was the Who and the Kinks.

Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music with a beat.

I've been listening to a lot of Hollies stuff lately, and it's beginning to sound pretty good to me.

I listen to R&B and Hip Hop.

It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard 'Heartbreak Hotel' I thought, this is it.

Rock 'n' roll is just entertainment, and the kids who like to identify their youthful high spirits with a solid beat are thus possibly avoiding other pursuits that could be harmful to them.

My main inspirations come from early '90s Trance, the French electro movement round '06, then a bunch of artists like Flying Lotus, J Dilla, Moby, The Prodigy. So I'd say it's some kind of experimental electronica with a strong hip hop influence. It's chilled, but people can still get super crazy and dance to it.

The first band I saw were Mike Sheridan and The Nightriders, in their brown mohair suits, in 1966.

I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping.

Dance music is no longer a simple Donna Summer beat. It's become a whole language that I find fascinating and exciting. Eventually, it will lose the dance tag and join the fore of rock.

When I was growing up and listening to bands like the Dave Clark Five, the groove was what initially got me going. I really like that funky, heavy groove.

It wasn't until 1963 that you would really want to listen to any kind of English music.

House music is the root of all electronic dance music.

Neo soul, hip-hop jazz, we started that.

There was so much great music around in the '60s, stuff like The Small Faces, but I also love The Jam.

The whole British music scene of the mid-sixties had a pretty profound effect on me.

Virtual Self' combines a lot of unlike elements - trance, jungle, slowed-down breakbeats.

People hate to describe their music. What we have come to call it is "beat up your mom" music. As far as describing what it sounds like, I guess you'd have to listen.

Music-wise, I like anything with a beat to it. With walkout songs, I pick something to keep me going and to rile me up.

I never liked socially conscious rap. I like rap that's physical, that's about a beat and bass and repetition.

The Dave Clark Five was basically a live band. During '63 we got the Gold Cup for being the best live band in Britain.

I grew up singing ballads, but what I really wanted to get into was the mainstream music on the radio because I really love the beats and everything.