Careful Quote by Michael Azerrad

I really support criticism as a craft and as a vocation. People who devote as much time to thinking about sound through writing as…

— Tim Hecker

Virgil Thomson, the great classical music critic, who was also a composer, but said that criticism was the only antidote he knew to pay…

— Terry Teachout

I divide criticism into two categories - one coming from those who understand music, who are worthy of being critical because they are knowledgeable…

— A. R. Rahman

I couldn't imagine what it's like to be a journalist talking about music. You're left with empty descriptions; you probably have to make up…

— Ariel Pink

I believe that music is another form of news. Music is another form of journalism to me. So I have to cover all the…

— Lil Wayne

Criticism pretty much follows anything anyone ever does. So, anytime anyone ever writes a song, plays a show, or does whatever they do, there's…

— Chris Cornell

As a journalist, I have wanted very much to find a way to write about the music industry, and it's been frustrating to me…

— Jennifer Egan

I think that a lot of journalists don't really listen to music before they review it.

— Gerard Way

Music critics are, for the most part, bitter people who are intent at dragging people down for being successful at what they want to…

— Paul Stanley

Being criticized in the media is a good problem to have - most of the time. It means you're doing something that is at…

— Ryan Holiday

I am really inspired by writers, and weirdly - respect music journalists, which I think makes me the exception amongst most musicians. I think…

— Emily Haines

To me, a critic is someone who gets paid for their opinion, and they're entitled to that opinion but I don't really put a…

— Jason Aldean