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I grew up listening to a lot of soul music, which has probably informed the way that I sing on my tracks.

Music Soul Listening Way Up Sing

I love spin classes. I'm also very big on music, so I make a mix on my iPod that's 45 minutes to an hour long of music that pumps me up so I know how much time I've been at the gym without looking at the clock. Put your favorite songs towards the end of the mix, so this way you keep going until you hear your favorite song.

Love Music Time Keep Going Me Song

Around 2008 was a really special time culturally. There were a lot of cool things going on in music, in fashion, politically. It was a really hopeful time and a really creative time.

Music Time Creative Cool Fashion

I grew up listening to Puerto Rican music like everybody else. But when I listened to Charlie Parker for the first time, I said, 'How does this guy play so fast?'

Music Time Listening Fast Play Said

Sonnymoon and Quadrants are a couple of bands that really inspire me in terms of the melodics of things and certain tones and just what feels good. It takes me back to the type of music that I grew up on in my household. We played a lot of gangsta rap, but we also played a lot of oldies, and I think that mix is part of what inspires my sound.

Good Music Me Inspire Think Back

The big turning point, really, was the Beatles' influence on American folk music, and then Roger took it to the next step, and then along came the Lovin' Spoonful and everybody else.

Music Step Influence American Big

When I think of artists I love, like J. Cole, it's the storytelling that grabs me. I want to be honest with my music.

Love Music Me Think Want Honest

That was a time when I did love music, I couldn't get enough of what was going on. Maybe it was Nirvana that brought me back. I guess it was a comfort because something that sounded so right - and non-commercial - had become so influential, so immediately.

Love Music Time Me Enough Comfort

The music that I've had out so far was obviously very pop, but when I signed with Hollywood Records, I was like, 'I know that's the music you're familiar with, but that's not what I want to sing. I want to do country.' They were on board with it!

Music You Country Know Want Out

If you don't write good music, people aren't going to listen to anything you say.

Good Music People You Say Listen

I was raised in a Catholic school, and I would always go to church on Sunday, and I would hear the same music over and over and over and over again, same gospels, hymns, everything.

Music School Church Sunday Go Over

'Grease' was how I learned that I really liked music and musicals and movies that included music.

Music Movies Musicals How Learned

Going to a concert can sometimes be very difficult. It can be a long journey. There's the ticket prices. But when the music goes to the community - not the community coming to the concert - they say, 'Wow! I didn't know that this music was so amazing!'

Gustavo Dudamel

Music Journey Community Amazing Long

With 'Acoustic Soul,' I saw my music as sparse. But I didn't do that because I was making a commitment to be commercial. That's what made 'Acoustic Soul' so difficult to produce. It took 2 1/2 years because I couldn't figure out what I wanted and still be commercial.

Music Commitment Soul Difficult Out

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Berthold Auerbach

Life Music Soul Everyday Dust Away

But MTV relishes its vestigial role as a star maker, so every year it puts all its clout into making the VMAs the biggest, splashiest, loudest show-biz extravaganza of the year, honoring all this music for existing, after a year of paying barely any attention to it.

Music Year Attention Loudest Star

I just never really though you could or couldn't listen to a certain type of music.

Music You Listen Never Just Though

When I put Foster The People together, I just wanted to play music with friends.

Music Together People Friends Play

I personally do not write highbrow music. If I do, it's by accident.

Music Write Accident Personally

I feel like the first record was really finding my feet, figuring out what music I wanted to make... Now that I've done that, I feel like I've got a much clearer idea of what I want to sound like and what I want to discover. It's exciting.

Music Feet Feel Finding Done Want

People need heroes, in music and every aspect of life.

Vittorio Grigolo

Life Music People Need Heroes Every

The real reason Jews don't have more Hanukkah music is that, historically, American Jewish singer-songwriters were too busy making Christmas music. 'White Christmas,' 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,' 'Silver Bells' and 'The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)' were all written by Jews.

Music Song Busy American White More

I wouldn't do the music thing if it weren't for my brother, who's a producer. He understands me and helps my vision come to life.

Life Music Vision Brother Me Come

I think, as an artist, you definitely have to evolve. I've learned that that's very important. However, you have to stay true to yourself while also keeping up with the trends in music and this industry.

Music Yourself Think You Artist

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