You gotta listen to it to define for yourself, you know. Make up your own mind about what it sounds like. [I think] it's something you can drive your car to. I think I identify with folk and blues, r&b, you know, hip-hop. Any art that pushes the boundaries. Also observations, you know, someone putting their heart and soul into the music and really singing about something they believe in.
Citizen Cope's sound could be described as a hybrid of folk, rock and hip-hop, with a little soul thrown in. I asked him if he identifies with folk music...
Citizen Cope Live in Concert
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