Concerned Quote by Alan Bishop

I think there is no culture in which music is not very important and central. That's why I think of us as a sort…

— Oliver Sacks

People think the world of music is so great, and it's just not. It's so boring, the way music is conceived and then declawed…

— Josh Tillman

Music is part of our culture.

— Mohit Chauhan

Music is not an acquired culture... it is an active part of life.

— Isaac Stern

It's terrible for the culture of music. Like anything that is purely economic, it ignores the most important component.

— Tom Waits

I guess I kind of don't like how there's such a pedestal for music culture and especially for band culture. It just feels fake;…

— Jack Conte

I just think music is so intrinsically linked with images in the culture that we live in that youll be hard-pressed to have an…

— Esperanza Spalding

What bothers me is when music becomes entertainment. Of course, music is supposed to be entertaining, but go back to any period of time…

— Billy Corgan

I feel like the music should be a reflection of the culture and the world we're living in.

— Naughty Boy

I think about all these influences and musical cultures, then the opinion of the audience is of course important, but when I'm working on…

— Rokia Traore

Entertainment isn't just based on the very structured syndrome of European popular music, and it's great that there are so many thousands of people…

— Robert Plant

I'm not suggesting our music is the only music, but I am suggesting that there are certain elements in America's culture that are so…

— Johnny Otis