Classical music Quote by Rostam Batmanglij

Classical music gives musicians a kick. But African music gives everyone a kick.

— Fela Kuti

I've always been interested in any kind of great music, and African music is, I think, the source of it all.

— Jack Bruce

Music is like comedy in that you can enjoy a very - for want of abetter word - sophisticated classical piece as much as…

— Kate Bush

Music is all starting to sound alike in the modern era. Afro-pop sounds exactly like L.A. pop - there's no difference, no ambience, no…

— Ry Cooder

Music in Africa is perceived so differently than Western classical music - it's language and storytelling.

— Ludwig Goransson

There's songs like 'Africa' that just have kind of become part of pop culture.

— Steve Porcaro

What I love about African-African music is how unselfconscious it is in so many ways.

— St. Lucia

And this is the origin of pop music: it's a professional music which draws upon both folk music and fine arts music as well.

— Pete Seeger

Music is music. You either like it or you don't, whether it is classical or it is pop. Sure, to a certain extent, a…

— Vanessa Mae

I listen to a wide variety of music of all genres, but sometimes you just need a cheesy pop song.

— Cynthia Addai-Robinson

I'm really attracted to music that sort of toes that line between pop and avant-garde, that pushes the envelope of what you can get…

— Patrick Stump

Music, that has mostly earned a 'film music' status in our country, leaves genres like jazz, folk and classical to the niche. But, something…

— Shweta Basu Prasad