Musical Fusionism Quotes

Half the people tell me, 'I love 'Go All the Way,' but why do you have to write all those schlocky ballads.' And half say, 'I love 'All By Myself,' but why do you waste your time with this rock 'n' roll stuff?' I'd like to think that I could do both.

Unquestionably, our contemporary world of music is far richer, in a sense, than earlier periods, due to the historical and geographical extensions of culture to which I have referred.

The Band is probably the ultimate example of people taking all kinds of music, from gospel to blues to mountain music to folk music to on and on and on and on and putting them all in this big pot and mixing up a new gumbo.

What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man.

I'm not afraid to embrace different music and different culture and put it in the music.

I love hip-hop and soul, but I desperately want to challenge it and see what I can bring to it.

It's been amazing to create with one another because we're so different when it comes to music. We love different genres. So to vibe together and create this Fifth Harmony sound is what makes it so special.

My mom and dad have two very different tastes in music, so they were playing everything from Prince to the Beatles to Aaliyah.

Songs are like anything else - they dictate to you which ones go together and which ones don't.

'Sorry' just fit the bill for the crossover that both Lost Stories and I were attempting to do musically.

Each member of the band has varied influences, and the same diversity is reflected in our fanbase.