'I have a really hard time listening to EDM and being like, 'Wow, that's really inspiring, I want to do something like that,' ' says the DJ behind hits like 'Clarity' and Ariana Grande's 'Break Free'.
- Jun 3, 2015
AceShowbiz - One of the biggest names in EDM isn't really a fan of the genre. Zedd, the one behind hits like "Clarity" featuring Foxes and Ariana Grande's "Break Free", unexpectedly admitted that EDM was uninspiring and boring while he recently discussed his newest album, "True Colors", in an interview with Rolling Stone.
"To be completely honest, I'm not very inspired by EDM at all. I have a really hard time listening to EDM and being like, 'Wow, that's really inspiring, I want to do something like that,' " he said and continued that his writing style was actually more inspired by The Beatles.
"I'm way more inspired listening to, song-structure-wise, The Beatles. The Beatles have never stretched things unnecessarily if it didn't help the song," he explained. "In dance music, you will sometimes find those structure of, like, a one-minute intro. And, like, why do you need a one-minute intro? That's not necessary at all."
"I kind of went about it in a very Beatles way. Or Queen is a huge influence for me. Bands like Silverchair and Radiohead. Feeder, Queens of the Stone Age," he added.
In the interview, Zedd also stated that it's important for him to be referred to as a musician, not an EDM DJ, because "if I decide to make an acoustic album next time, which is very well possible, that's still me. My heart is in there. It doesn't mean that sonically the sound will be the same."
