Innovative Arrangements Quotes

I've always had an eclectic taste in music. But what I try to do is combine these things in ways that others would never think of, like putting Bun B on an Elton John song.

You put my voice on R&B melodies, on top of a real country band, and the sky's the limit.

I've spread my legs in the backseat in a creative sense quite a few times.

Duke Ellington is my choice for many reasons. Nobody has written so many great pieces of music, which are everlasting, and he has made them available to the world through his orchestrations of his work in a unique way. Lastly, he was himself a fine pianist. He covers the entire musical spectrum with his genius.

I make music with no boundaries.

You only have 12 notes. Do what you want with them.

Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct.

I am not doing something that it is experimental music in relation to classical music.

I've been good at creating new textures and new fabrics, like vocal hocketing, or interlocking guitars, or suggesting new ideas for style... that's what the band has really excelled at.

I guess one thing that makes my music stand out is that it is quite hard to determine what genre it is.

I'm always trying to experiment and come up with new palettes of sound and new combinations of music that you haven't really seen or heard in film before.

My favorite thing about the Ultimate Queen Celebration is that we're not afraid to explore a non-traditional Queen set list.

People usually call me for experimental songs.

The Beatles changed music forever. They took rock n' roll from a medium that was about cars and girls and gave it context, interesting chord changes and true musicianship.