Appearance Quote by Lorde

Women in music have always been associated with pop - with prettiness, theatricality, melodic hooks and dance beats.

— Ann Powers

It's an endless proving of myself, that I really am a musician, that I have something to offer in the room. That women can…

— Lady Gaga

A part of being a female musician is kind of getting past your looks and just honing in on the music.

— Weyes Blood

I'm just glad that there's some diversity in the music industry with women so people know that you can be literally anything and still…

— Alessia Cara

I feel that with music you can show more of who you are, more of your true self can be seen through your music.

— Ray J

Nobody asks me about what male musicians I think about; I only ever get asked about females.

— Lorde

Makeup and fashion are a very blatant way of expressing who you are because it's the first thing people see. With music, it's more…

— Justine Skye

It's tragic that you can define a whole movement in music by gender alone. People are like, 'Oh, look, another quirky girl.'

— Paloma Faith

A lot of females are openly discussing their experiences as women in the music industry.

— Charli XCX

Even people who loved our music really didn't know anything about us. We were never glamorous. We were never a phenomenon.

— Bob Gaudio

I'm worried about being pigeonholed as an artist, especially a female one, but I think, essentially, it's the music which people judge you by.

— Kate Nash

There are so many different musicians I look up to for different reasons - from hip-hop to rock to pop. Some are Alanis Morissette,…

— Manika