You're supposed to create new standards. The more you play songs by your peers, they become standards, you know? Miles Davis played 'Gingerbread Boy' 'cos he and Jimmy Heath were cool, you know? That's how the culture goes. — Robert Glasper Copy Share Image
I try to get the hip-hop aesthetic, most times without an MC. I don't use a rapper or a DJ to give it the… — Robert Glasper Copy Share
There is a modern take on certain things you can do that, to me, is still jazz. — Robert Glasper Copy Share
I got into hip-hop, but I still had appreciation for all types of music, so I was trained to have an open mind and… — Robert Glasper Copy Share
Jazz is like a big secret club. The mainstream media doesn't pay any attention to it, it's like 1 percent of the music market… — Robert Glasper Copy Share
A lot of times, jazz musicians try to educate people. What other genre does that? — Robert Glasper Copy Share
That's a skill that I'm proud of: to be able to be a jazz musician and go a bit crazy sometimes and other times… — Robert Glasper Copy Share
I feel like, paying homage to an artist, it's better to do something that's inspired by them - a new work that's inspired by… — Robert Glasper Copy Share
You can see how different artists work, from writing to recording, just from being in the studio environment with them. — Robert Glasper Copy Share
I'm not really married to the craft of jazz - I'm married to me, and my style, and whatever I produce. — Robert Glasper Copy Share
Sometimes I'll write a song first and then I'm like, "Oh this person will be great on this song." But there are some artists… — Robert Glasper Copy Share
Black people, we built America, and we gave it all of its pop culture and all of its great musical genres. — Robert Glasper Copy Share
For a while, R&B was going out of style. It was kind of getting kicked to the side. The first year the R&B Album… — Robert Glasper Copy Share
I was playing drums in church when I was six. Then I picked up the piano when I was 11 or 12. — Robert Glasper Copy Share
None of the jazz greats made music for the purpose of you going to check out music before them. Michael Jackson didn't make music… — Robert Glasper Copy Share
