Death Quote by Gary Giddins

I don't really think reviewing music is something you're going to get famous doing overnight.

— Anthony Fantano

I'm used to writing something, it becomes a record, it comes out. Then I go perform and I play it and I get this…

— Bruce Springsteen

I've sold a lot of records. I've sold, like, 150 million records, and I don't think I've had that many good reviews. It's one…

— Boy George

When you turn professional, you become an entertainer, and like every other entertainer, you don't want to get a bad review.

— Scott Hamilton

I'm used to getting reviews. I try not to read much because you'll always focus on the bad ones and not remember the good…

— Sam Trammell

I review albums - really positive reviews - I know I'll never hear again, 'cause I'm just not going to have the time.

— Robert Christgau

I came up in the theater, and I learned pretty quickly that reading a review, whether it's good or bad, can strangely affect the…

— Dallas Roberts

The critics have been writing me off for 20 years. That's nothing new. As far as I know I still have plenty of fans…

— Madonna Ciccone

It's weird being an author because it's different than writing songs. You put so much more of yourself out there to be judged because…

— Dean Wareham

Critics don't sell records, unfortunately. No one reads what they write anyway.

— Ry Cooder

It's fun to make records that you want to sit back and listen to yourself.

— Uncle Kracker

Critics try to pin so many different inaccuracies on me and my music; they look at the complicated things and try to simplify them.…

— Jeff Buckley