Quotes About Artistry

Pain is definitely a genius in his own right. 'Thr33 Ringz' is definitely one of my top 10 albums. It's one of those albums you listen to front-to-back.

I'm not going to say that I'm some musical genius, but I've always loved music.

I really want to work with Chris Martin. I think he's a genius.

Genre boundaries are good for marketing but they all but disappear when you're a player.

I don't write to a genre.

I never excluded any genre on my first record.

I feel like R&B as a genre has become a caricature of itself.

I really don't think of my work in terms of a genre. I think of it in terms of what I want to say, what I think is cool, and what I'm good at.

Basically, I just write whatever story grabs me rather than considering the genre.

The genre I listen to the most is salsa, so people look at me and see this guy who's done mostly romantic ballads, but there's always been this other side.

I never choose a genre over quality. I never think, 'I want to do that,' and sacrifice the fact it might not be very good.

I try to cross as many genres as possible with the same attitude. I want every song to be very clear.

When I'm making a song, I try not to think about audience or genres. It's free-flowing. Natural.

All genres of music have their own beauty.

I have done all of the genres, and the dramatic role is my favorite.

I'm not educated about cinema or genres.

Subconciously, the things you listen to and you believe in, those things are going to come out, you know what I mean? I think you take that and make it your sound; that's what I do when I'm putting together genres of music.

R&B is my home. It's who I am. It's who I've been. It's the first genre I fell in love with. It's the reason why I've been able to do other genres of music.

With so many genres, music is so diverse, which is why it is an exciting thing to do in life.

Stuart Murdoch is a really special human being - really creative, but also really kind and gentle.

That is the music that I have always wanted to play: real, genuine guitar music.

I'm not trying to make beats that are better than somebody else's. I'm trying to make beats that are genuine to me.

Playing piano and singing whatever comes naturally is the best thing for me - the only thing that feels genuine.

I want nice songs. I don't want to worry about where I have to place songs on a playlist. I'm looking to make genuine, great songs and put them together into albums.