I get to focus on being a musician sometimes, and I get to focus on being a vocalist sometimes.
If you're going to call yourself a musician, you have to go out and make music.
When I was in top 40 bands, I always had to learn new material and new styles.
Most of the time I was in grammar school through high school, I was in some kind of rock n' roll band. I would say that at least 80 percent of my energy was involved with whatever band I was involved in.
I've always wanted to be a musician. I love music; like, I probably sang when I was born.
It's been thrown up to me most of my life: Why don't I just concentrate on conducting or composing or my own playing or on jazz?
I am not competing to be an athlete. I make music.
I love to play music.
God created whammy bars for people who don't know how to solo.
I was taught to play that way when I was in high school and even before I got to high school.
I would love to have a go at a band or some form of music one day.
I have never stopped playing music.
Yeah, I've played a lot of instruments, and I played in a lot of bands growing up, and I've even had to play music in a lot of films that I've done.
Even though I've been making electronic music since I was 14, it's hard for people to see you as a producer with a musical identity when you're contextualized in a band that performs on a stage.
I write songs, I play instruments, and I produce music that comes out for the world.
That's the thing: pop music has sometimes had a bad reputation for being about a lot of other stuff than the music. And I am just a lover of pop music. I love pop. I love big choruses. Dramatic choruses - they're the best thing in the world. And I do this because I love making music and performing the songs.
I was much more interested in the orchestra than the piano, but I did become fairly proficient as a pianist and my teachers felt I had talent and wanted me to become a good concert pianist and earn my living that way.
Music is pretty much all I do.
I have a crazy background in music, both as a performer and writer.
I've always been a producer - that's how I see myself first. The DJing came second as a way for me to be able to perform.
I was never interested in singing in the church choir or in school. I was more interested in becoming a musician.
I entered music at a poppy level.
I really love music, and I definitely love playing music and getting to be a part of music.
You always have to work to become a better singer, songwriter and performer.
