Always Quote by Britt Daniel

I didn't grow up with indie rock - I mean, I listened to bands that are considered indie rock, but I think that term…

— Justin Vernon

I've always found that whatever you say about indie rock, it is the most inclusive genre or title for anything. It doesn't pin you…

— Andrew Bird

I've always found that whatever you say about indie rock, it is the most inclusive genre or title for anything. It doesn't pin you…

— Andrew Bird

When I got my record deal at Atlantic, at the time, 'indie' wasn't a style of music: it was a kind of label. And…

— Kristian Bush

What's cool about indie rock is that one band can do effectively the same thing as another band, and one band nails it, and…

— Andrew Bird

But, then again, I wouldn't call myself an indie-rock supporter even if there are some really good bands out there and there will always…

— Stephen Malkmus

I identify as being an independent artist. I think people often forget that Indie is actually short for independent. For me, the word has…

— Mirah

I never identified with 'indie,' I don't like that word.

— Rostam Batmanglij

I have always believed that indie music is the space where the real music actually happens, which actually sets the trend.

— Jubin Nautiyal

Indie music is 'it' now. It's kind of a revolution to the music: 1980s, 1990s music was getting very sanitized; they were complying with…

— Yoko Ono

I'm into indie music. I think indie is going to bring back the spirit in music. There was a time when it was all…

— Yoko Ono

I used to think of 'alternative rock' as a radio format, kind of the way 'indie rock' used to have more meaning. But it…

— Aaron Dessner