Quotes About Music

I wanted to go beyond what K-pop is typically perceived as, and through 'Move' I was able to show a concept that's more edgy, more powerful.

Well, rhythm is 90 percent of the interpretation.

Probably 90 percent of my albums have polka medleys.

Just blow in it and sound bad for about a year and then make it sound a little bit better, and you get a little band together, and then you get a few jobs. You take four guys that sound half bad, but if they're 25 percent each, they can give 100 percent, you know?

Metal guys are huge nerds. A good percentage of them are either horror or sci-fi or comic book or fantasy nerds.

There's always going to be a percentage of the kids out there who want to hear people who can actually play and sing.

I definitely learned stuff like advancing a show, what percentage I should be paid, what's going be in a contract I'm going sign.

As long as you have a percentage of a song, that lasts forever. You have to study the business. Don't just be in it for money. You have to understand what you're in it for, then get your money.

I don't think my music is that big of a deal - my entire life is parenting. The fact that I make records and go off and play shows is a small percentage of my day-to-day existence.

Our industry holds a musical perception about each emotion that we depict in our narrative. As music composers, our job is either to cater to that particular need or give it a contrast that grows on the audience in a way that it begins to sound more universal, than just obvious and expected.

The perception of the audience is the interesting part. If the audience doesn't hear what is going on, is it going on or not?

I think it's his perception of knowing how to make a record build, keeping the integrity of the song in the music and really adding a lot of musical elements to compliment my voice and to compliment the song.

I think the perception of audiences that love folk and country is they're perceived to be more closed-minded than they really are.

My perception is that there is no distinction in music as many people perceive. The difference lies in the way you hear the music.

I haven't really ever seen a big budget Hollywood film with African music. Most of the time, it's just Hollywood's perception of what African music is.

The fun of being in the pop world is you can really play with people's perceptions of what the word pop means.

Percussion is so good for me!

I play a percussion instrument, not a musical saw; it needs no amplification. Where it's needed, they put a microphone in front of the bass drum. But, I don't think it's necessary to play that way every night.

I really just wanted to play the drum set and match that. I was never really into the percussion thing.

I play the piano and that's how I learned about music. I then taught myself the guitar, drums, percussion and various other things, such as the bazooka, the mandolin, the Theremin, the alpine horn, the didgeridoo.

On an ideal Saturday night, I'll go to the New York City Ballet, where my friends play percussion.

Percussion is physical, as most instruments are. The body must function well in order to play the instruments well. Last year I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.

I think I can only help to expose percussion to all sorts of people. The balance between the lighter and more serious side is important.

I've been down there 6 times and there's nothing like Brazilian percussion.