I couldn't agree more. Supposedly, the uber producer is thinking about quitting music altogether. His quote is priceless:
"I just do music. It can easily get stale, so I'm always creating, innovating new stuff. I don't get into it that deep, I just do whatever I feel, it's real simple."
"I don't need to do anything for money. I'm just glad to have a job. But music is boring right now. I'm too innovative for the world. I've been doing it so long, I'm about ready to throw in the towel. I'm about to de-crown myself and pass it over to one of the up-and-coming producers under me."
I'm not exactly sure about his statement "I'm too innovative for the world" but I definitely see where he is coming from on the "musical freshness" side of things. Look at the top 40 charts right now, (3 of the top 20 are Timbaland produced by the way) and you will see almost nothing new. There are records on there that are over a year old. You start listening to samples of these albums and after a while, you can't tell the difference. It's especially bad in pop music where the standard R&B hustle is tired and worn out.
Where are the new records? Its been a month since I found something I really liked. In this world of massive supply, why does everything feel so stale?
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Timbaland on popular music - "its boring and stale"
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It's just as bad on the rock side of things. I haven't heard anything new in the past month that I liked with the exception of Coconut Records.
The best thing the industry is putting out there is the new Smashing Pumpkins album. It's not bad but it's definetly not anything to get excited about.
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