Ahead Quote by James Ingram

I always feel like the past informs my present musically.

— Flying Lotus

Like most musicians, Im good at becoming immersed in the music that I am currently working on. We seldom lift up our heads to…

— Tony Levin

It's important to refresh the way of thinking and doing things musically. You can get so stuck in what you've done in the past…

— Philip Bailey

In my old age, my mind gets more open, and I listen to so many different types of music and I guess that all…

— Paul Weller

Everyone goes through the ups and downs of living - fretting about the future, worrying about what happened. Music teaches us how to be…

— David Sanborn

There are things in life that I enjoyed before music, so I'm just taking advantage of those things now that I can.

— Trinidad James

I feel like, a lot of times, you make music, and you don't really understand why until with hindsight.

— Arca

When you create stuff, you're always going to be progressing and where you're at a year down the line, as the creator, it's always…

— Tom Odell

I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians.

— John Sebastian

When I dabble in watching the news and reading about current events, I tend to get a future negative view, and that's something I've…

— Matt Bellamy

I have a pretty healthy perspective on what my past music was.

— Selena Gomez

You know, my music utilizes things from the past, because that's what the past is for. It's to learn from. It's not to limit…

— Bruce Springsteen