Battle Quote by Joell Ortiz

Somewhere along the line, a concert became a variety show. It was no longer enough for four dudes to play together in front of…

— Shawn Amos

There are bands now, and for years, that called themselves emo. I never followed that stuff.

— Jeremy Enigk

The '80s weren't perfect and people made some questionable fashion choices but in terms of music and movies, it was revolutionary and wonderful.

— Shannon Purser

Variety shows didn't disappear; it was the caliber of the artists, the classic vaudevillians that have passed on. They are gone, so there's a…

— Flip Wilson

In the early '90s, it was grunge; everybody was fully clothed. Alanis Morissette was one of the biggest artists in the world, never wore…

— Caitlin Moran

I also had Wonder Woman Underoos that I really liked. I actually wore them as an outfit to school.

— Jennifer Sky

You know, back when I was a kid who wanted to be in show business, everybody on TV wore nice clothes. They were very…

— Paul F. Tompkins

I feel nowadays a lot of bands can be too overly produced. There's something about the leather pants and bare bodies and Axl Rose…

— Malin Akerman

I couldn't go on an '80s package show or anything like that. I have a lot more to give. If you go down that…

— Shakin' Stevens

I always seemed to appreciate the production value in a show, whether it was a rotating set or a costume that has a bit…

— Nick Mohammed

People forget that scenes and fashion trends changed very rapidly during the '80s. We went from glam rock to punk, to new romantic, to…

— Paul Young

Everyone got to choose what they wanted to wear on stage, and by the third time going into wardrobe the stylists already knew what…

— Melanie Martinez