Cartoon Quote by P. J. Soles

Japan has really great fans for all kinds of music. I think they're keeping metal alive. They're really great supporters, and they really love…

— P. J. Soles

First off, I don't want anyone to think I'm this huge thing in Japan. Every group from here that's made any records over any…

— Matthew Sweet

The Ramones were American, and I knew about them, and I thought they were interesting. But they were like a pop band to me.

— Rick Nielsen

There's nobody as good as the Ramones, never will be. I mean everybody's just emulated us and now everybody just kinda takes our sound…

— Joey Ramone

When it comes to influences, we are influenced not just by Japanese and overseas metal acts, but J-pop acts too. One Japanese rock band…

— Suzuka Nakamoto

There are a lot of people who wonder why Japan is a pretty consistent influence in my music, and I think it's because the…

— Porter Robinson

It's a big deal when you play in a rock band and you conquer Japan. You know, it's a big deal.

— Johnny Colt

I am worried that young Japanese people are not very curious about the outside world - which is so different to the way we…

— Ryuichi Sakamoto

In Japan they're definitely more over the top. They had four Boogie stacks and 20 guitars. But otherwise it's pretty much the same thing,…

— John Petrucci

The level on which Japan seems to have picked up on my music seems to be on a more abstract level.

— James Blake

There's nobody as good as the Ramones, never will be.

— Joey Ramone

I have a lot of Japanese fans, but in Korea they seem to go crazy for me. I don't know what it is, but…

— Shu Qi