Lou Barlow Quotes

For better or worse, I've always been curious musically. Whether it's opera or Judy Garland or pop, I've deliberately sought those things out. I've never wanted to do the same things over and over. Some think I've accomplished what I set out to do, and others consider me a dilettante.

I like writing different types of music. I don't like being stuck into one thing.

I've played every instrument you could possibly think of for 10 minutes. So I'm mediocre at everything. I can play drums, guitar, piano, violin, saxophone, clarinet, flute... Just not well.

I always play so many different styles that I don't think anything I do surprises anyone.

There is such a suspicion in today's world of people who do more than one thing, who aren't specialized.

I just like music all the way around the board. I can't stick to one thing - I've got to move around.

But it has been a long process because I'm kind of a renaissance person.

I don't steer clear of genres. I simply haven't steered myself toward some of them.

I'm not loyal to one genre. I want to mix it up.

I love music. I love every kind of extreme sort of music, and many different genres, and if I were to have to dedicate myself to just one kind of genre, I would feel kind of gypped. I'd be like, man, I wish I could do this or that. And really all it takes is trying it out.

I certainly have a fascination with pop music as a musical form, not necessarily as a lifelong commitment. I guess you could say I'm like a Casanova of music. I can't seem to settle down with one musical form.

I have musical ADD or something, and I get bored doing the same thing over and over. I love different sounds, different influences.

Growing up in Miami, having these different cultures and being inspired in so many ways musically has let me have a very long career, 'cause just when you think I'm gonna do this type of record, I go and do something else.

The reason I can play loads of instruments is because I kept giving up and trying another one.

I'm not just trying to be good at one thing and then call it a day. I want to be like Bruno Mars.

My fans are like, 'Lab does what he does,' which is really cool. If I came out with a Jack White rock tune tomorrow, people would be like, 'Yeah, cool man,' which is great.

Always try and play with as many people as possible, even if it's not your style of music, because you will learn a lot.

The uniqueness about me is I don't do one thing perfectly or great. I do a little bit of everything. That's what makes me so unique. I'm just trying to master a little bit of everything.

If you look at my iPod, I've got so much different music. I think that it kind of describes me as a person, just being a chameleon to whatever particular environment that I'm in.

I never want to make one type of music. You wouldn't just eat sushi for the rest of your life - there's so much more food.

Obviously, you want to honour the sound of your music, but I'm definitely open to trying new things and making myself use a different palette of sounds.

I like to consider myself an all-rounder, and I'm not trying to be King of the Scene or anything. I'd like to do everything, from writing film scores to producing pop albums.

Andy Chase and I were keyboard players originally, and we became guitarists later. But it's fun for us to focus more on the keyboard stuff sometimes.

I don't put myself in any box or say that I can't work on any kind of music. I'm not just a producer that only makes urban music.

When you say, 'Man, what kind of music does Outkast make?' You be like, 'They make Outkast music.' What kind of music does N.E.R.D. make? They make N.E.R.D. music. I want to be one of those people, because there's so many layers to the music I create that I don't want people to expect me to do one thing.