Participation Quote by Jam Master Jay

Rock is for everybody; it should be so implicitly anti-elitist that the question of whether somebody's qualified to perform it should never even arise.

— Lester Bangs

I mean, there's a hell of a lot of grounds for protest, but you don't do it through music.

— Chico Hamilton

If you don't own the stage, you shouldn't be in rock n' roll.

— Grace Slick

And I thought that was the best way for me to participate, because standing in the crowd and listening is a fantastic education, but…

— Andre Braugher

People understand contests. You take a bunch of kids throwing rocks at random and people look askance, but if you go and hold a…

— Don Murray

You can't force something like that. But we have encouraged our audience, because we avoid the confrontation of regular rock concerts: us up here,…

— Page McConnell

I think any time you can go after an audience that isn't built in, that's the job.

— Jon Bernthal

I don't want to participate in making people feel like you are not enough.

— Sean Strickland

Music is not a spectator sport, you have to be involved - fully involved - or you get left behind.

— Sixto Rodriguez

I can finish a show and walk through the audience without being recognized.

— Lou Barlow

Somebody is going to win & somebody is not, and that's fine... But we will never refuse to participate because we're scared to fail.

— Chael Sonnen

If I was going onstage, of course I would talk about it. How could I not?

— Larry David