I really hate it when I see other bands selling their…

I remember when the big shift happened in 1996-97, when suddenly it dawned on the music community: 'We should license our music to commercials…

— DJ Shadow

I pretty much draw the line when people want you to do original music for commercials.

— Colin Meloy

When I was younger, I worked for several years composing music for commercials, but I was very happy to give that up. I didn't…

— Steven Wilson

I hate it when bands do that; they're so proud of their new album, they have to play all of it and a couple…

— Ville Valo

I'll tell you what I hate - bands like My Chemical Romance.

— Jamie Bell

I hate it when bands change between records. They're thinking before they make music.

— Alex Scally

We wanted to offer something new to our audience. I hate it when bands stop taking chances.

— Kirk Hammett

I don't like bands who would play music like Code. I mean I hate most bands with emotional singing parts (I adore metal singing…

— Mat McNerney

I hate it when bands keep making the same record over and over, so we're pushing ourselves to try new things and experiment in…

— Wayne Static

I hate bands that hang around, like, 10 years too long - they're like the drunk at a party you can't get rid of.

— Al Jourgensen

Irony is the recourse of the weak-minded wimp, I think. I hate bands that deliver their songs with knowing smiles on their faces, so…

— Robert Smith

I hate when bands make beige, middle-of-the-road music. I guess you can say 'Lonerism' is the war on beige music.

— Kevin Parker

Being a recording artist, selling music, selling concerts out, having a reality show, starting film; it's great, it's beautiful.

— Jenni Rivera

There's consciousness in my music, and my music comes from a conscious place. And when people say that, I certainly take it as a…

— Talib Kweli

I hadn't known anything else, other than being an artist, and I needed to be a person for a while, really get to know…

— Tove Styrke