I hate to say this, but I always listen to the music and the instrumentation first, and then grab on to the lyrics later.
With all due respect to the world's great drummers - it ain't brain surgery.
The great thing about both Indian and Western pop music is that they're fast and have a beat.
To me, the lyrics of the song define the kind of style it is.
Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.
I can beatbox. Well, sort of. I have one beat that I can do, but people get fooled.
Identification of rhythm as the casual counterpart of life; wherever there is some life, only perceptible to us when the analogies are sufficiently close.
Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.
Melody has a certain way that it projects back to you. It triggers certain nerves in your body and certain instincts that normally wouldn't be triggered by a normal voice.
My records are borderline dance records. They've got a real electro-rock heart and soul, and the vibe of the sentiment is pop, but there's a lot of people that were like, 'This is a dance record.'
Their way of Dancing, is nothing but a sort of stamping Motion, much like the treading upon Founders Bellows.
Usually when I write a song, I'll write the music and then kind of fit some words to it.
There's a melody in everything. And once you find the melody, then you connect immediately with the heart. Because sometimes English or Spanish, Swahili or any language gets in the way. But nothing penetrates the heart faster than the melody.
I don't think people care about the mechanics of songwriting.
'Partita' is a simple piece. Born of a love of surface and structure, of the human voice, of dancing and tired ligaments, of music, and of our basic desire to draw a line from one point to another.
I like working with sound; sound and rhythm. I like the abstract more than "What does that mean?" Nobody ever says to you, "Why did you use a harmonium?" Or "What is that ringing sound that occurs here?" The questions are always "What does that song mean?" or "What were you trying to say here?"
I learned drumming as a second instrument because I didn't want to sing. Sometimes I would quite like to be left in the back, in the darkness by myself.
I love the way Pharell is laying down great drum tracks. He is a great drummer.
My favorite instrument is the snare drum. In Scotland, the snare drum is very prominent in Highland bands. The Scottish style of playing is in my blood. It's a very powerful instrument, but it can also be soothing, like velvet. It's a real challenge for composers.
My passion for music has always inspired my designs.
Second edition of Earthworks I have the more traditional compositional approach, namely I write a piece from the piano.
There's certain little sounds that I just like to hear.
Music is in everything I do.
A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds.
Beats are really inspiring. They always make me want to write something over them.
