The great thing about the arts, and especially popular music, is that it really does cut across genres and races and classes. — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
I particularly enjoy cello music because our daughter plays the cello. I have listened to her practice for so many hours that… — Beverly Cleary Copy Share Image
I believe it's possible to have hit songs and popular music that's recorded by human beings. — Frankie Ballard Copy Share Image
The basic function of popular music is to create an environment for courting, lovemaking, and doing the dishes. It's useful because it… — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
“There is however, one reason why the arts so rarely accept a mission that IS within the power of the Church to… — Aidan Nichols O.P Copy Share Image
'Next To Normal' is rock music. It's a rock opera. That, definitely, has a place in popular music. — Alice Ripley Copy Share Image
I've been extremely lucky to work with Elmer Bernstein, Howard Shore over the years, but I've always imagined films with my own… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
I've only written 30 songs or something. Dylan's written over 500 songs. There's no comparison. He's the Shakespeare of rock 'n' roll… — Sixto Rodriguez Copy Share Image
I think there's a weird self-affirmation thing that happens in popular music in general. It seems like every song I hear on… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
Gershwin's melodic gift was phenomenal. His songs contain the essence of New York in the 1920s and have deservedly become classics of… — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
The problem of expressing the contributions that Benny Carter has made to popular music is so tremendous it completely fazes me, so… — Duke Ellington Copy Share Image
Bob Geldof is a nauseating character. Band Aid was the most self-righteous platform ever in the history of popular music. — Steven Morrissey Copy Share Image
“It is not simply as release or play, in other words, that popular music saves society from its routine murders; it is… — Timothy Brennan Copy Share Image
We were playing popular music, but we were doing our own arrangements because we were too lazy to sit down and figure… — Tommy Shaw Copy Share Image
I feel like more artists like me should be on the radio. Everything is, like, so controlled by, like, super popular music.… — Travis Scott Copy Share Image
My particular space has always been quite unique in popular music. I have a background in R&B and hard rock and straight… — Donovan Copy Share Image
“Popular music is not history, but it can be read historically, dialogically, and symptomatically to produce valuable evidence about change over time.… — George Lipsitz Copy Share Image
I think the popular music has gone truly weird. It's either cutesy-wutesy or it's hard, nasty stuff. It's good that this has… — George Harrison Copy Share Image
I think we as a band, as individuals, understand that all popular music stems from blues and jazz and even pop, but… — David Johansen Copy Share Image
Entertainment isn't just based on the very structured syndrome of European popular music, and it's great that there are so many thousands… — Robert Plant Copy Share Image
His belief in the power of music to convey ideas - not just entertain - has filtered down to musicians in every… — Robert Hilburn Copy Share Image
There's no difference in a lot of people's minds between good musicians and popular musicians. — Dweezil Zappa Copy Share Image
Explicit material is available in a variety of forums - from popular music to television to the Internet. — Tipper Gore Copy Share Image
