Areas Quote by John Lloyd Young

When you look at sort of pop stardom now, some of these singers, it seems like the idea of them was created in a…

— John Lloyd Young

These wealthy people were very interested in contemporary music. They wanted to help diffuse it and get it to be known to other people.

— Elliott Carter

You have these megabrands who make most of their money off hip-hop culture. Where were they in the time of need?

— Kerby Jean-Raymond

So in those days, they were scooping up any young person who could sing and look decent, ah, at the same time.

— Kitty Carlisle

Something happened in the nineties. There was a shift. I don't want to blame it on grunge or the rise of indie - but…

— Brandon Flowers

A lot of rappers want somebody to always sing on their records. If you can hold a note, they're gonna' ask you to come…

— Nicki Minaj

Artists were nurtured back in the '70s. Their music was developed by the record companies.

— Gary Wright

Nobody wanted to be in business with Death Row because, unfortunately, they felt there was an element there that could be dangerous. But I…

— Jimmy Iovine

I think if you look back at the lead singers that left groups that didn't make it, you'll see that a lot of them…

— Jeffrey Osborne

That's the way it was in New York City in the early Seventies, all the artists hung out together.

— Bebe Buell

I think right now, you've seen these artists pop up over the last decade who've flirted with branching together a lot of different kinds…

— Eric Church

The music business has changed so much. Collaborations are all over the Internet. The young people are keeping the old school alive. A lot…

— Dutch Robinson