Quote

I kinda went back to that period between '88 and '94 where I felt like I was the most creative, without being hindered by powers that be. I was no longer going to try to hinder myself to what I thought was going to be on the radio.

Brian McKnight

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Brian McKnight
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: June 5
Actor
Composer
Film Producer
Guitarist
Pianist
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Television Producer
Trumpeter
Buffalo
New York
Going
Longer
Like
Went
Hindered
Creative
Hinder
Felt
Kinda
Thought
Powers
Back
Period
Without
Radio
Trying
Periods

More quotes by Brian McKnight

Image
For me able to do the records I want to do and not have to worry about this producer or that producer or that trend, I'm not really interested in that.
Brian McKnight
Image
I listen to all kinds of songs. There's something to be learned from every type of music and from the one making it, whether it's pop or jazz or hip-hop.
Brian McKnight
Image
I started as a writer and when I sent my demos out everyone wanted to know who was singing and if that person wanted a record deal.
Brian McKnight
Image
I've worked with jazz artists, country artists, classical artists, pop artists. I never wanted there to be categories, because when I was a kid there weren't.
Brian McKnight
Image
I'll always write music. Whether I release a record, whether I let the public hear it or not, I'm always writing music.
Brian McKnight
Image
Being a musician, you want to be able to do the hardest stuff there is. People would think it's classical, but in classical, it's all on the page and the difficulty is keeping up with the music.
Brian McKnight
Image
You'd hear Willie Nelson, then Earth, Wind & Fire, then Chicago, then Billy Joel on the same radio station. Nowadays, everything is compartmentalized.
Brian McKnight
Image
Every little kid that steps on the court or the field has aspirations to go pro. I think being a pro basketball player is the best job. The thing I had to realize was that I can't do every dream that I have.
Brian McKnight
Image
By 17, I had a whole band that would go in and play. It was called Spontaneous Inventions, after a Bobby McFerrin album.
Brian McKnight
Image
Everything I have now is so real, so vivid.
Brian McKnight
Image
I just want people to take a step back, take a deep breath and actually look at something with a different perspective. But most people will never do that.
Brian McKnight
Image
When somebody shows up and they believe in you, it makes all the difference.
Brian McKnight
Image
I hope at some point in my career when my name is mentioned, someone will say Oh yeah he has a good song! I'd be happy with that.
Brian McKnight
Image
The hardest thing to do in this business is to still be around. When music changes, when labels' resources have dried up, it becomes harder and harder to continue to make a living at this.
Brian McKnight
Image
I grew up in a time where anything was possible.
Brian McKnight
Image
As I've gotten older, now I've really got to back that up with record sales. Anytime showed me that I could still have some of those elements I wanted, but you still have to come with hit after hit after hit.
Brian McKnight
Image
When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before.
Brian McKnight
Image
I've always been serious about music. After you've done it for so many years, you get back to the basics.
Brian McKnight
Image
I'm creating music - it doesn't matter if anyone else likes it.
Brian McKnight
Image
I hate the pigeonholing that's happened in the music business in the last 30 years.
Brian McKnight