Universal Music Quotes

Soul has no musical geographical or racial boundaries.

We all have different relationships with music. But the music is always there.

It's VH1, it's everywhere, and you know music is just the world right now. People love music.

I want to do all types of music, music for all people. I want my music to be encouraging, to help people.

You've got to realize. In the western world, regardless of what color you are, what title the music is, it's all played by the same notes.

It was very interesting in my world, because I grew up as a fan and I did not know that there was a thing called R&B, pop, country, classical - I just knew that I loved music.

I want to tap into different styles. Something definitely mature, sultry, sensual, easy listening that everyone can enjoy. Every one of every race and everyone that likes different styles.

I have inherited two of the most important brands in hip-hop, Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella. Reid and Universal Music Group have given me the opportunity to manage the companies I have contributed to my whole career. I feel this is a giant step for me and the entire artist community.

He thought what a fine thing it was that people made music all over the world, even in the strangest settings – probably even on polar expeditions.

Music is universal too. Even deaf people like to dance, love rhythm, and can kind of pick it up.

There's music in the sighing of a reed; There's music in the gushing of a rill; There's music in all things, if men had ears; The earth is but the music of the spheres.

Music that is saturated with soul force is the real universal music, understandable by all hearts.

Music does not have colour or religion. If I listen to a song, I don't care about the colour, religion, or country of the singer. It doesn't matter, even if it is in another language, because I love the music.

I feel like my music is for everybody. As long as the music is good, I can please everybody.

In 1985, I went to work for MTM Records, Mary Tyler Moore's Nashville record label, and stayed three years. After that, I spent two years as an independent promoter, then worked for MCA Nashville Records, DreamWorks Nashville, and Universal Music Nashville.

I think wherever you go, when people hear good music, they will react to it.

I think I'm making music that's pretty universal.

When my friends talk about childhood, I've never heard of any cartoons or TV they remember. The only thing we share is Michael Jackson. That's how far his music travelled - to a remote village on the other side of the world.

Motown was about music for all people - white and black, blue and green, cops and the robbers. I was reluctant to have our music alienate anyone.

I write songs on a universal basis. I was born out of the earth of Jamaica which I consider to be a part of Atlantis, the sunk continent, but that's my thing. But I write songs on a universal basis, not like Jamaican songs.

Music has been a huge part of my life, and I feel like it's a part of everyone's.

I think my music generally transcends a lot of genres.

I don't want to just do what people classify as 'neo-soul' 'cause everybody don't listen to neo-soul. I want to make music for everybody. I'm always trying to incorporate new elements into what I do.

I write music as a staff writer for Universal Music Group, and I have since 2007. I've never talked about it publicly because I wanted to earn the right to be in the same room as the great writers I write with and not shoot my mouth off because I'm an actor. It's really important to me, and I really care about it.

Music is for every single person that walks the planet.