Music Quote by Russell Mael Download Open image “There are all these safety nets in pop music.” — Russell Mael ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Music Nets Pop Pop music Safety
I'm not sure pop music is ever really healthy. It always needs something dangerous. If it doesn't keep that edge, it gets taken over… — Michael Penn Copy Share Image
When I talk about pop music needing someone dangerous, I wish that could be me. — Michael Penn Copy Share Image
Business people want things to be safe but that's rubbish to me. In music nothing should be safe. — Lisa Stansfield Copy Share Image
I've never been one to just play safe music and think that's all there is to it. — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
I think one of the most damaging things in pop music is the complete categorization of most music. — Michael Penn Copy Share Image
I'm trying to break down preconceptions about what pop music is. — Lindsey Buckingham Copy Share Image
I think that pop music in general sometimes like to keep things a bit more hidden, and, you know, you censor and you polish… — Tove Lo Copy Share Image
People think that when they're playing it safe, they're trying to preserve what they have, but there is no preservation of what you have… — Josh Homme Copy Share Image
Occasionally and all-too-infrequently a song comes along that jolts you and you prick up your ears. — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
The unfortunate thing with COVID is that Ron's been working separately from me, but it hasn't stopped the flow of things. — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
I sing and Ron doesn't want to be the singer of the band, he's the keyboard player and predominant writer of the band. There's… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
We loved the Beach Boys, bands like that, but our originality came out of our lack of ability as copiers. They did mostly complicated,… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
A lot of people build up a backlog of songs and you can kind of go, 'Let's explore that song we did six years… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
I like when somebody is able to create their own universe, have a consistency to it and not break from character - that's something… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
There are still some people - it's hard to believe - that aren't aware yet of Sparks. So we still kind of go at… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
There was nothing radically different about what we were doing musically or image-wise, and yet in L.A. there'd been total indifference, so to come… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
Having an image was really important to us and that was kind of contrary to the bands in L.A. that we had grown up… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
As long as it elicits some kind of thought on the listener's part, that's good. If no one's paying attention to the lyrics it's… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
We'd been approached various times during our career about a documentary, but we always hesitated to say yes, because what we do musically speaks… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
I feel like I definitely have a real sporty style, more so than a lot of people in G.O.O.D. Music. — Big Sean Copy Share Image
Before I debuted, it was my goal to make my debut, and afterwards, I aimed at winning champion titles on television music shows, and… — Hyuna Copy Share Image
When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions… — Kelli O'Hara Copy Share Image
I'm at the edge of the world, Where do I go from here? Do I disappear? Edge of the world, Should I sink or… — Bring Me The Horizon Copy Share Image
I've seen a lot of people come out of Carol City, but I had this distinct vision for Carol City, just me coming out… — Denzel Curry Copy Share Image
When you listen to someone improvise, the notes that are played are only half the story. — Hubert Laws Copy Share Image
I understand that it's the music that keeps me alive... That's my lifeblood. And to give that up for, like, the TV, the cars,… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
“Downloading's the same as what I used to do. I used to tape the charts of the songs I liked [off the radio]. I… — Liam Gallagher Copy Share Image
I've been writing songs since I was 10 years old and always had a penchant for rhyming. I started listening to hip hop through… — Hoodie Allen Copy Share Image
Each woman is like an instrument, waiting to be learned, loved, and finely played, to have at last her own true music made. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I want people to hear my lyrics and my melodies and say, 'That dude's in pain.' — Ivan Moody Copy Share Image
I make dance music because I love to dance. But I want to think at the same time. — Stromae Copy Share Image
