Band Quote by Laura Jane Grace

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

I always felt, rather than play by the mainstream standards, we've always done what we do and the mainstream has finally decided to, like…

— Marilyn Manson

There's no judgment on bands that continue on who aren't popular; some people get enjoyment out of it. I'm just not one of those…

— Fred Armisen

We're not really an underground band anymore, and we're not a mainstream band, either.

— Lee Ranaldo

In eras past, mainstream culture was blandly, blindly complacent, so underground music was angry and dissatisfied. But now, mainstream culture isn’t complacent, it’s stupid…

— Michael Azerrad

I think I have a different view of what pop is and what can be acceptable in that realm. I feel good about that.…

— LP

When I would play pop music at underground shows, it was offensive to some people. I wasn't doing it to piss people off: I…

— Girl Talk

There's no judgment on bands that continue on who aren't popular; some people get enjoyment out of it. I'm just not one of those…

— Fred Armisen

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

I guess I kind of don't like how there's such a pedestal for music culture and especially for band culture. It just feels fake;…

— Jack Conte

There's always going to be a fight between mainstream and underground because the mainstream is a very small bubble, and the underground scene is…

— Dawn Richard

I can't judge how another person does their [music] work. Everyone has a choice and the music industry is much more open that it…

— Patti Smith