--- title: "9 Music Mainstream Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Music Mainstream quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Music Mainstream sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17b/hozier-2856_mainstream_i-never-wrote-music-for-the-mainstream-1_1073661.png" --- > [I never wrote music for the mainstream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hozier/i-never-wrote-music-for-the-mainstream/) [Hozier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hozier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17b/hozier-2856_mainstream_i-never-wrote-music-for-the-mainstream-1_1073661.png) > [I want to bring Indian music to the mainstream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vidya-vox/i-want-to-bring-indian-music-to-the-mainstream/) [Vidya Vox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vidya-vox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e23/vidya-vox-11171_bring_i-want-to-bring-indian-music-to-the-main_315453.jpg) > [There's not a lot of pop music in the mainstream that makes you feel scared, that makes you wonder what's happening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prince/there-s-not-a-lot-of-pop-music-in-the-mainstream-that-makes-you-feel/) [Prince](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prince/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65a/prince-1626_feel_there-s-not-a-lot-of-pop-music-in-the-ma_1698480.jpg) > [I don't even want my music on mainstream radio. They don't deserve it. They destroy careers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krs-one/i-don-t-even-want-my-music-on-mainstream-radio-they-don-t-deserve-it/) [KRS-One](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krs-one/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf5/krs-one-2404_deserve_i-don-t-even-want-my-music-on-mainstream_3202489.png) > [Celtic music will always be around, even if with the mainstream crowds it dies out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-macmaster/celtic-music-will-always-be-around-even-if-with-the-mainstream-crowds/) [Natalie MacMaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-macmaster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/814/natalie-macmaster-35393_celtic_celtic-music-will-always-be-around-even_576893.png) > [I'm not mainstream at all. I can make mainstream music and I make music for mainstream artists, but me, myself, I'm not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pharrell-williams/i-m-not-mainstream-at-all-i-can-make-mainstream-music-and-i-make/) [Pharrell Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pharrell-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/pharrell-williams-2306_art_i-m-not-mainstream-at-all-i-can-make-mai_1392184.jpg) > [Pitbull is great with brands. Endorsements with hip-hop artists work because hip-hop artists typically set the most trends... It's every brand's goal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-kluger/pitbull-is-great-with-brands-endorsements-with-hip-hop-artists-work/) [Adam Kluger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-kluger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5a/adam-kluger-49670_art_pitbull-is-great-with-brands-endorsement_2011875.jpg) > [There was a time when my taste in music was mainstream, for example - people like Jimi Hendrix - who I really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-raphael/there-was-a-time-when-my-taste-in-music-was-mainstream-for-example/) [Gordon Raphael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-raphael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/280/gordon-raphael-38927_artist_there-was-a-time-when-my-taste-in-music_294727.jpg) > [ I can't judge how another person does their \[music\] work. Everyone has a choice and the music industry is much more open… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-smith/i-can-t-judge-how-another-person-does-their-music-work-everyone-has-a/) [Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/455/patti-smith-394_appeals_i-can-t-judge-how-another-person-does-th_1650149.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music-mainstream/#itemlist", "name": "Music Mainstream Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never wrote music for the mainstream.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hozier" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hozier/i-never-wrote-music-for-the-mainstream/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17b/hozier-2856_mainstream_i-never-wrote-music-for-the-mainstream-1_1073661.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17b/hozier-2856_mainstream_i-never-wrote-music-for-the-mainstream-1_1073661.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17b/hozier-2856_mainstream_i-never-wrote-music-for-the-mainstream-1_1073661.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I never wrote music for the mainstream.” — Hozier", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to bring Indian music to the mainstream.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vidya Vox" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vidya-vox/i-want-to-bring-indian-music-to-the-mainstream/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e23/vidya-vox-11171_bring_i-want-to-bring-indian-music-to-the-main_315453.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e23/vidya-vox-11171_bring_i-want-to-bring-indian-music-to-the-main_315453.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e23/vidya-vox-11171_bring_i-want-to-bring-indian-music-to-the-main_315453.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to bring Indian music to the mainstream.” — Vidya Vox", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's not a lot of pop music in the mainstream that makes you feel scared, that makes you wonder what's happening.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Prince" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prince/there-s-not-a-lot-of-pop-music-in-the-mainstream-that-makes-you-feel/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65a/prince-1626_feel_there-s-not-a-lot-of-pop-music-in-the-ma_1698480.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65a/prince-1626_feel_there-s-not-a-lot-of-pop-music-in-the-ma_1698480.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65a/prince-1626_feel_there-s-not-a-lot-of-pop-music-in-the-ma_1698480.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's not a lot of pop music in the mainstream that makes you feel scared, that makes you wonder what's…” — Prince", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't even want my music on mainstream radio. 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I can make mainstream music and I make music for mainstream artists, but me, myself, I'm not mainstream.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pharrell Williams" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pharrell-williams/i-m-not-mainstream-at-all-i-can-make-mainstream-music-and-i-make/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/pharrell-williams-2306_art_i-m-not-mainstream-at-all-i-can-make-mai_1392184.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/pharrell-williams-2306_art_i-m-not-mainstream-at-all-i-can-make-mai_1392184.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/pharrell-williams-2306_art_i-m-not-mainstream-at-all-i-can-make-mai_1392184.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm not mainstream at all. 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