Aerosmith Quote by Manika

On the radio there's only a certain amount of artists: Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kanye, T-Pain, Lil Wayne, T.I., Mary J Blige, Alicia Keys. Other artists…

— Q-Tip

A lot of people these days are not music lovers - they just want to be famous which is a very different thing to…

— Shirley Manson

I'm personally looking for artists that are along the lines of today's pop stars. Whether it be a Rihanna or a Justin Bieber or…

— L.A. Reid

I'm not trying to sound mean spirited, but I honestly don't know of many successful musicians who get that excited about other current artists'…

— Mark Kozelek

There are so many amazing out, gay, black artists who are really great in their own fields, but they aren't necessarily trying to make…

— MNEK

If you look at the history of popular music, the most successful musicians have started out being really marginal and esoteric. The Beatles and…

— Moby

Lauryn Hill, P-Funk, Marvin Gaye, Public Enemy - I have a very diverse palate for music. I can go from Judy Garland to Jimi…

— Janelle Monae

I don't know the names of any pop musicians. Pop music is standardised; it's made to please the largest audience possible. I also compose…

— Ennio Morricone

Musicians are all about celebrity first and foremost, and I just can't do it. The second any sort of popularity contest comes into the…

— Aesop Rock

I didn't look up to only pop stars, but I did look up to Adele, Amy Winehouse, Grimes, Robyn, Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, M.I.A.,…

— Sigrid

It's really hard to know why certain artists become famous and others don't.

— Errol Morris

There's a lot of artists that are celebrities, not really artists.

— Linda Perry