I'm not a country picker, really - I like a nice, beefy, raunchy sort of sound.
I don't - I don't like that style, myself. I never did like Elvis's singing, but there was millions that did.
I think we all love the music we listened to as kids the most.
Personally, I think Jesus would like better bands.
In my elementary days, I took a liking to rock & roll music. I dabbed into Marilyn Manson, which became my favorite.
I was sometimes jeered by black soldiers who wanted me to sing something besides country music.
The bands I like are not obscure at all. Far from it.
All of my favorite records have vocals high in the mix, even if it's music that wasn't necessarily mainstream.
I listen to everything from The Cure and The Clash to Prince and George Clinton.
I like the Beatles very much, and there are certain things about the Stones that I like.
I have nothing against bombastic music, but when it comes to making albums, I'd prefer to make music that has a sort of vulnerable subtlety to it.
I have to say, I'm sort of always obsessed with Norah Jones. I just love her voice, but I don't really have an album - I have a playlist.
I can't tell you what genre Maroon 5 is in. I don't know if they're rock or pop or alternative. I don't know what they are. I have a hard time separating that stuff. I just know what I like when I hear it.
John Lennon was definitely my favorite Beatle, hands down.
My uncle is from Trinidad, so, ever since I was 7, I grew up listening to Soca, the genre that's from there. It's my favorite sound.
It's the best marriage of songs and production. But I have to say, I have an affinity for Bossanova.
I was always into classical music and opera because I played the piano as I went through school and was very interested in Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals and stuff like that. That changed into heavy metal at around the age of 14 or 13, and I dropped the piano and started to play the guitar.
My dad liked a lot of Motown, but I didn't listen to it until my teenage years.
I've always gravitated towards the beats, obviously. And when I was growing up, I always loved funk music or even - dare I say it - disco.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.
I feel like pop and R&B are just my core.
I'm a fan of real singers. I just gravitate towards that.
I love pop music, I love country music.
Country music is the song that speaks to the American condition. It's middle America. Eight out of 10 people. Maybe it's not the No. 1 choice, but they listen to country.
Everybody else was quoting 2Pac, and I was running around with Green Day in my Walkman. Racially speaking, I wasn't cool or appropriate for any group.
