Attitude Quote by Ry Cooder

I was never pop-music taken seriously when I was taught. But some people who agree with you will like your music, and some who…

— Nellie McKay

I can't judge how another person does their [music] work. Everyone has a choice and the music industry is much more open that it…

— Patti Smith

There is a lot of snobbery towards pop music, to me and pop in general - it's kind of a despised art form.

— Robbie Williams

People who listen to them properly don't underestimate them. Unfortunately, there's so much about my career and me that distracts people from the actual…

— Madonna Ciccone

People assume that a lot of pop artists don't write their songs. That, for me, is super frustrating because I think it detracts from…

— Ricki-Lee Coulter

There's a stigma attached to 'pop music,' like it's a taboo word. It used to make my skin crawl when people said it, and…

— Jack Garratt

I think that people have a very strict perception of what a pop artist is.

— Lauren Jauregui

A lot of the time, artists and musicians can get criticised for being ignorant or silly or not understanding the real world. And I…

— Declan McKenna

I do feel as if my own music as quite flawed, and it's that frailty or lack of technical proficiency that goes hand-in-hand with…

— Justin Broadrick

Even though I'm known as a pop musician, I have a seriousness about what I do.

— Brian Eno

I think there's just been this "thing" that's developed, this way that we have of talking about our music that alienates people. And I…

— Missy Mazzoli

Some people who make music are instantly very savvy about how they can get their music to communicate in a larger way. For me,…

— Kurt Ralske