Alternative music Quote by Kurt Cobain Download Open image “Alternative music is no longer alternative once it’s in the mainstream.” — Kurt Cobain ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Alternative music Alternatives Inspirational Mainstream Music Music is
Every now and again, the alternative culture is cherished by the mainstream for what it is, rather than how it should be, like the… — Thurston Moore Copy Share Image
I mean, maybe I'm alternative in that my stuff's not mainstream, doesn't want to be mainstream, could never be mainstream. — Limmy Copy Share Image
The formats have changed so much, and even if you look at alternative music today, most of it isn't really that alternative. It's just… — Perry Farrell Copy Share Image
A lot of people get into alternative music as part of their identity. It's something that isn't the mainstream, that their brothers and sisters… — Chris Cornell Copy Share Image
In the '90s, the radio was still alive with all different kinds of points of view, and I think that's why people are longing… — Shirley Manson Copy Share Image
In the presence of great music we have no alternative but to live nobly. — Sean O Faolain Copy Share Image
Oftentimes you'll see stuff that makes it into the mainstream that has been influenced by things that are clearly not from the mainstream. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I don't know if I would qualify as mainstream. I think I have managed to function pretty successfully on the fringes of the music… — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
Mainstream's never appealed to me, really. I mean, I've become popular over the years in certain areas. But mainstream, you know, I would rather… — RuPaul Copy Share Image
Mainstream media would convince you that there's commercial culture and that's all - but this other music is still here. — Michelle Shocked Copy Share Image
To be positive at all times is to ignore all that is important, sacred or valuable. To be negative at all times is to… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
“No one is afraid of heights, they're afraid of falling down. No one is afraid of saying I love you, they're afraid of the… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
I'll be the first to admit we're the 90's version of Cheap Trick or the Knack — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
I'd rather hang out with the losers that would sit and smoke a cigarette than the ones who wanted to throw a baseball. — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
Why in the hell do journalists insist on coming up with a second rate Freudian evaluation on my lyrics when 90% of the time… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
You know what I hate about rock? I hate tie-dyed tee shirts. I wouldn't wear a tie-dyed tee shirt unless it was dyed with… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
I only remember a few things about Jimmy Carter. He had big lips and liked peanuts. I now know that Jimmy Carter was and… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
I've never been a very prolific person, so when creativity flows, it flows. I find myself scribbling on little notepads and pieces of loose… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
I think it's really cool, but Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms did it better than anyone. People don't realize just how awesome the… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
I didn't feel particularly cool when I was 16 or 17 but I felt accepted in a community of alternative music and the gig scene. — Matty Healy Copy Share Image
We grew up listening to alternative music from the '90s, and there was no shame in being on a major label and still making… — Nate Ruess Copy Share Image
As more people get into indie bands and alternative music, they're also getting more into other genres that fit those categories, like jazz and… — Hilary Hahn Copy Share Image
In the '90s, the radio was still alive with all different kinds of points of view, and I think that's why people are longing… — Shirley Manson Copy Share Image
The thing about me is, coming from an alternative music background and singing for nine years, being basically invisible, I'm so used to writing… — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image
The formats have changed so much, and even if you look at alternative music today, most of it isn't really that alternative. It's just… — Perry Farrell Copy Share Image
When I was in seventh grade, I totally had a crush on a guy who was older than me, and he listened to alternative… — Carrie Underwood Copy Share Image
As a kid I was super into all kinds of pop. It wasn't until I became a teenager that I moved more into alternative… — MO Copy Share Image
I've always seen myself as the person listening to alternative music and all that - generic indie person. I always tried to be the… — Jenny Hval Copy Share Image
I have periods where I listen to regular rap, Jay-Z, Eminem and Lil Wayne. The next day I might have some Christian alternative music.… — Steve Blake Copy Share Image
I don't want to pooh-pooh modern pop. I appreciate that as well, but my personal favorite kind of music is guitar-based rock. I like… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
