Miles Davis fully embraced possibilities and delved into it. He was criticized heavily from the jazz side. He was supposed to be part of a tradition, but he didn't consider himself part of a tradition.
Bill LaswellPeople who play conventional music are threatened by electronica and don't consider it to be as valuable as what they do.
Bill LaswellNothing was a style first. Everything started as an idea. A guy did something with an idea. Someone copied him. Some copied all of them and it became trendy and then it became a style.
Bill LaswellRecords are just moments of achievement. They're like receipts for work done. Time goes on and people keep playing music.
Bill Laswell