A lot of our music came out of a lot of weird psychology and weird emotions. When you play the whole body of work, you get tossed all over the place. It's not easy listening. It's not even comfortable to listen to.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
This is a cause that musicians can take to heart because one of our main reasons for being is to share our music with other people, and this takes us to people who probably wouldn't otherwise get to hear music on quite this level.
Music can be so disturbing and frustrating. I mean the business side of it. The actual making music part is fun, but the business side of it is just so out of control, has nothing to do with anything.
The nature of music is mysterious and so much so that it generates strong emotions within us. It moves along passages that reach the most intimate areas of our psyche without being tried by prejudices or influences of any kind.
I don't get to listen to music for fun very often; a lot of what I'm hearing is for work and isn't released yet.
I honestly don't listen to a lot of music - I spend so much time working at my own music.
With music, there's a conversation happening. You're hearing what's going on right now, with people's emotional states, in a communal way, and listening to that is really - it's both informative and so generous. It's like emotional news.
It's wonderful when music is intellectually stimulating. But ultimately it has to be a visceral experience.
Playing and listening to music gives you a sense of fulfilment because you have to put everything in you at its disposal.
I have sometimes been told that my music is 'difficult' for the listener.
People get comfort from music. They get joy from it and understanding from it, and most of all, the average person can't do without it in some sense.