Relevant Music Quotes

I figured as long as the music stayed hot and important and good, that there would always be a reason for 'Soul Train.'

I do my best to stay with tha times and keep makin hits that are timeless and relevant. Goin on 20 years so I must be doin sumthin right!

Hot funk, cold punk, even if it's old junk, it's still rock and roll to me.

Beautiful film music can be made relevant to any period.

I'm still waiting for rock bands to come back, something raw and relevant.

True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time.

Rock 'n' roll will never die. There'll always be some arrogant little brat who wants to make music with a guitar.

What kind of music keeps its relevance? That's why I purposely try and avoid any particularly current trends in electronic music. I do actively stay away from the most popular rhythms of the moment. In six weeks' time, those will sound out-of-date.

'American Idiot' is not only one of my favorite albums of all time, it's become an anthem of a generation.

What I'm trying to do is make music that people relate to, that talks about ideas that are personal but also make that connection to trying to make revolutionary change, and I don't need to change my music to get to a certain audience.

Rock and roll reaches people because it's honest and doesn't shy away from the issues.

I'm interested in music that happens now and that relates to our lives now.

The U.K. trio Let's Wrestle doesn't make music for its art, but for its attitude.

People don't like the music that's out now, that's on their radio stations, and they want to hear something different, but they're just the audience. You know, people will keep the TV on even if a show is on that they hate - because, unfortunately, they've been programmed to do that. [But] they are really looking for something that's gonna speak to the world that they're living in. That's what people are looking for, but they're not finding it.

I think there is always room for a timeless sounding rock band like us.

I try to make music that's relevant to my life and relatable to the culture I live in.

I think that what is important is that the music be honest and direct and that it is relevant to today. I think music needs to be of its time and speak to that time.

I can put in Bob Marley's music now, and it's still relevant.

One of the reasons we survive as a band is that we are seen as a band of today. We don't want to be seen as a band that tours and plays old songs. We feel that we are making the best music of our careers.

All of the records are direct reflections of how we were at that time in our lives, so when we play them, it's very nostalgic and fun, but also it's cool to see that they all still sound really relevant.