"Just the type of music that was around at the same time as I was writing. Some of it was wicked, definitely. But there was just one direction which I thought could be pushed that no one was pushing"
- Tom Jenkinson
About this Quote
Tom Jenkinson is describing the music that was popular when he was composing his own music. He acknowledges that some of the music was "wicked," but he felt that there was an instructions that nobody was exploring. He wanted to push the boundaries of music and check out brand-new noises and ideas. He wished to develop something special and different from what was already out there. He wanted to develop something that would stick out and be remembered. He wanted to develop something that would be remembered for several years to come. He wanted to create something that would be kept in mind as a timeless. He wanted to develop something that would be remembered as an ageless piece of art. He wished to produce something that would be remembered as a work of art.
This quote is written / told by Tom Jenkinson somewhere between January 30, 1974 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from England.
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