I feel like certain people think that certain styles of music will taint their jazz style. Robert Glasper feeljazzmusic Change image and share on social
The music is going to die if you don't tap into something that people today can relate to. Robert Glasper diemusicpeople Change image and share on social
When I have to compete with John Coltrane and Miles Davis and Louie Armstrong on iTunes, which I'm doing now, that's a problem. That means that jazz is not being heard by younger audiences. Robert Glasper armstrongaudiencecoltrane Change image and share on social
I was really a nerd, and I was really more of a jazz nerd. So when I had my chance to put on something, most of the time it was going to be jazz, or gospel, or something like that. Robert Glasper chancegospeljazz Change image and share on social
I've heard some people say that I'm selling out, but I'm not. If I hadn't done 'Black Radio', and just kept on doing just piano trio stuff, I wouldn't be honest with myself; I'd be doing it to please other people. That would be selling out. Robert Glasper blackhavehear share on social
Everybody's not going to like jazz, let's just be honest about it. Everybody doesn't like everything. There's a disconnect in generations and some people just aren't going to feel that music. Robert Glasper disconnectfeelgeneration Change image and share on social
I do feel a responsibility because most people like me that are my age or younger, they don't quite make it over to the jazz side. They flirt with it, but they don't quite marry it. Robert Glasper agefeelflirt Change image and share on social
When music is crashing around us, when you hear the same five songs on the radio that aren't really saying much, we can always go back to great music. Great music always lives on. Robert Glasper backcrashgreat Change image and share on social
Your main radio stations, the stations that get the most listeners, don't play anything that has any kind of integrity to it. Robert Glasper integritykindlistener Change image and share on social
I started out playing traditional jazz, and I still do: I love standards, I love the music. But it must move on, and it must live and breathe, and continue to grow, and continue to change, and continue to mesh with other music - all that kind of stuff. Jazz can be on the playground too, you know. Robert Glasper breathechangecontinue share on social