Attention Quote by Michael Hersch

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

My criticism hasn't necessarily been informed by the critics I've read. The conversations I've had with friends and fellow musicians have shaped my thinking…

— Sasha Frere-Jones

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

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

Criticism does not disturb me, for I am my own severest critic. Always in my playing I strive to surpass myself, and it is…

— Jascha Heifetz

If critics were harder on the musicians that they love, there would be better songs. But as they grow older and they lose their…

— David Berman

I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over the years has been very good.

— Van Morrison

A critic can serve as guide. I think there's an understanding amongst the public that critics have their own preferences and dislikes.

— Michael Hersch

I just kind of shoot the finger to the critics. I don't give sh - what a critic says. To me a critic is…

— Vanilla Ice

Critics have their purposes, and they're supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what they think…

— Duke Ellington

I'm the worst critic about music myself. I hardly ever, every like something the first time I listen to it. So I've got to…

— Marc Martel

One of the things I always underscore when I teach criticism is that young critics, or would be critics, frequently have this illusion that…

— Gary Giddins