Art Quote by John Lydon

“MTV used to be about music, chickpea," he'd say. "Music. Now it's about morons doing moronic things. Video didn't just kill the radio star,…

— Lexxie Couper

MTV essentially killed 'American Bandstand' and 'Solid Gold,' because music videos are an easier way for pop artists to gain television exposure.

— Don Cornelius

Videos destroyed the vitality of rock and roll. Before that, music said, "Listen to me." Now it says, "Look at me."

— Billy Joel

Fortunately, artists can live off their works, if you're creative at how you do it. If you just depend on the videos and the…

— Talib Kweli

RADIO IS DEAD. The once-bright star that was public broadcasting has been destroyed by greed and corproate muscle to the point that even the…

— Corey Taylor

I love music videos, I really do. I think it's kind of sad that it's a dying art form.

— Adam Levine

He flipped the dail, and I crossed my arms over my chest as some vaguely European-sounding band sang about how video had killed the…

— Richelle Mead

I don't think any artist has really relied on music videos the way I do. It's almost like my radio.

— Lil Dicky

There was a time when a musician was forced to act in a video. Seeing a singer step too far outside of his comfort…

— Shawn Amos

Dear MTV, What the f*ck happened? Sincerely, Music.

— Anonymous

Unfortunately, I think music videos are a dying breed because there is no money in them.

— Romain Gavras

The MTV Video Awards were never about the video, but about the song. Most of the time it was just to glorify people for…

— Michel Gondry