Ronnie Radke Quotes

I think that every band tries to mature their sound through their existence, you know?

It's like, how do you continue to make records that are representative of who you are that your fans will recognize as your band, while still trying to push things forward and present new sounds for people.

Our approach makes it so if you hear a said song of ours in 2003 and then you hear it again in 2009 it's probably evolved and changed a good bit, and hopefully for the better.

I'm constantly evolving as a musician.

We'll see some simplistic players for a while, who'll then get into more complicated things and evolve with their instruments. This is a cycle that happens over and over again in music.

I've seen and learned enough to keep my music fresh and spread out.

I do not think that music keeps evolving. It evolved through Bach; since then, in my humble opinion, all the innovations added nothing.

No, it's not dissatisfaction that inspires me to tinker with my songs, it's just restlessness.

There's been a progression in my sound.

But I listen to live recordings of things that I did back in the '70s and then how I've done things since. And there's no doubt about it: if I compare the two, it's like chalk and cheese.

I'm not interested in re-creating the same blues I love so much. I'm interested in pushing boundaries.

I just wanna make more music, legit music as opposed to keeping the same constant thing. I wanna show growth in the music, pretty much.

You have to grow with the music.

Music has to change. I don't want to stay the same forever.

That's kind of the nature of being in a progressive band - always trying new things, moving forward.

I think to try to make new music and new ideas, you have to push the boundaries of existing music.

Music needs to move forward.

We toured for close to three years after 'Undertow' came out, so by the time we started to work on 'AEnima,' we had matured as functional musicians, and that changes your sound completely. Once you have that kind of freedom, an idea will come into your head and you can do it justice.

What I was going for in the first two albums I didn't necessarily achieve. Because I was young and because it was my first time out. And the second album was such a 'quickie' sort of 'Let's just get it over with!' But the kind of music I make, there's a lot of subtlety in it. And I think it takes a couple of listens to actually really get it.

I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.

A lot of times, when a band finds success with a certain style or sound, they have a really hard time breaking away from that to grow as artists.

There are a lot of people holding on to the old Jessie J - whatever that means - but I think there's a lot more people realizing what I'm about. I think people like it.

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

I don't ever try to make a song better than my last song. I just try to make it different from my last one.

I can't see myself just endlessly singing the same songs over and over again.