Ballads Quote by Van Morrison

When I did my rock band, I pined for a more soulful sound. I wanted music that was very melodic and blues-based.

— Corinne Bailey Rae

I guess one thing that makes my music stand out is that it is quite hard to determine what genre it is.

— Seinabo Sey

I get to work a lot of times in nightclubs and large theaters, so I wanted to make music that is fun to perform…

— Alaska

Basically I see that song as a bunch of images which I threw together to represent the fact that I was seeing one girl…

— George Michael

I tend to gravitate toward ballads and mid-tempo songs.

— Charles Kelley

People who listen to my records expect the ballads from me. The rock 'n roll is on there because it's another mode of expression.

— Dan Fogelberg

Soul and blues were a definite influence on me. It was raw and naked emotion which you didn't get much where I come from.

— Paul Rodgers

The blues echoes right through into soul, R&B and hip hop. It's part of the make-up of modern music. You can't turn your back…

— Ronnie Wood

Maybe you could put it out there that I don't have a built-in dislike of ballads. That was kind of the reputation I had…

— Joe Perry

I think my music generally transcends a lot of genres.

— Mika

You can't overthink the music. Mood and intensity can't be manufactured. The blues isn't about structure; it's what you bring to it. The spontaneity…

— Jimmy Page

When you look at so much of what we all love, there's either soul-based to it, or it's the blues. It's really the beginnings…

— Paul Weller