To some extent, the idea that rock 'n roll used to have this sort of free antediluvian identity, frolicking in the 1950s with Elvis or something, is totally wrong. It's insane. Elvis' relationship with Colonel Parker, his manager, was one… — Ann Powers Copy Share Image
I got the writing bug in the fourth grade when a poem of mine was published in the school newspaper. Music criticism came a… — Ann Powers Copy Share Image
MTV definitely has the effect of narrowing the range of music that hits the mainstream. On the other hand, isn't that the effect of… — Ann Powers Copy Share Image
“Loving music had pushed all of us off the track- away from the normal pursuit of career, mate, and family, on an endless quest… — Ann Powers Copy Share Image
Personally, I've realized that the tradition I thought of as too safe, too pretty, and too conventional is the space where women have been… — Ann Powers Copy Share Image
You can't fool yourself anymore that your art is your art. When you're not getting paid for that song that's being traded back and… — Ann Powers Copy Share Image
I enjoyed singing and playing guitar but didn't have the stamina to make music-making a career. In reality, writing was my real gift, and… — Ann Powers Copy Share Image
A lot of artists feel it's not worth it to sign with a major label, because if you don't have a giganto hit, then… — Ann Powers Copy Share Image
Hip-hop has survived as a sonic practice more than anything else. It's an approach to music-making based in sampling and rhyming over beats, that's… — Ann Powers Copy Share Image
To some extent, the idea that rock 'n roll used to have this sort of free antediluvian identity, frolicking in the 1950s with Elvis… — Ann Powers Copy Share Image
“There are times when I have had to make peace with the fact that I am at war.” — Ann Powers Copy Share Image
We have to ask ourselves why younger women don't feel the need to be right up front with their politics. Is that going to… — Ann Powers Copy Share Image
Women in music have always been associated with pop - with prettiness, theatricality, melodic hooks and dance beats. — Ann Powers Copy Share Image
