Band Quote by Dolores O'Riordan

The music industry is a vicious business. It chews women up and spits them out.

— Tori Amos

Music is so strong, so powerful, and such an amazing tool and bands that don't take that into account and feel that they are…

— Michael Sweet

They're the salt of the earth, those girls. They don't sit each night and compare notes on groups, criticising lyrics, asking if it's valid.…

— David Bowie

A lot of guys get slammed pretty hard. I do think there's a tendency with women performers to just sort of write them off.…

— Nina Gordon

I don't get boy bands these days. Thye don't write their own songs and everything is choreographed from their dance moves to how they…

— Tom DeLonge

These girls wouldn't let just anybody spew on their vital parts, they wanted a guy from a group with a big hit song on…

— Frank Zappa

Female artistes have to put themselves out there and take as much control of their own music as they can.

— Jonita Gandhi

The tools are evolving, and people's interests are evolving as well. So, suddenly people like to hear bands, people like Devendra Banhart or the…

— Brian Eno

There's a pack. It's me, GaGa, Katy Perry, Beyonce...who else? Ke$ha for sure. Women are definitely dominating music right now, and that's because we…

— Rihanna

It's important for people to realize that music is gender-less. We are proving that every single day. On this tour, there are more women…

— Lzzy Hale

I've created several musical trends, really. That's not because I'm so far out and fabulous. It's because most bands have no ideas of their…

— John Lydon

There's a very collaborative, collective attitude. That's a very female principle. We try to nurture that aspect of the band.

— Kate Pierson