Alternative music Quote by Perry Farrell

Alternative music is no longer alternative once it’s in the mainstream.

— Kurt Cobain

Every now and again, the alternative culture is cherished by the mainstream for what it is, rather than how it should be, like the…

— Thurston Moore

I've realised that if it is to remain relevant, contemporary music needs to change.

— Ryuichi Sakamoto

Music in general is looking for something new overall.

— Les Claypool

Old music is the same as new music - it's just a different way of delivering it.

— Jeff Lynne

Electronic music is really weird right, because it is bleeding into the mainstream, but, at the same time, it's fashion.

— Nigel Godrich

I don't see that there are any particular changes in popular music.

— Lester Bangs

Most artists I run into aren't that thrilled with what they do anyway. They are glad to have different versions out there to see…

— Wayne Coyne

As interesting as that music can occasionally be, I don't think it really replaces the other.

— George Crumb

All of the genres are just blending now, which I think is another super-cool thing.

— Gabby Barrett

I don't feel like the album format is sacred anymore, and things have got to change. I don't listen to music in terms of…

— Jamie Hince

In the '90s, the radio was still alive with all different kinds of points of view, and I think that's why people are longing…

— Shirley Manson