Bad Quote by Sharon Jones

Not to speak disparagingly of Justin Bieber or Rihanna, but they're not so hands-on with their image or their sound. They don't write the…

— Lady Starlight

Musicians are all about celebrity first and foremost, and I just can't do it. The second any sort of popularity contest comes into the…

— Aesop Rock

There are so many different musicians I look up to for different reasons - from hip-hop to rock to pop. Some are Alanis Morissette,…

— Manika

In a way, the whole music industry is just catering to the inherent esteem issues all these artists have - it lays it all…

— Willis Earl Beal

I understand that music is a business, but for people who have control of their stuff, like little Taylor and other artists, I think…

— Garth Brooks

The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are brand names in themselves, and at a given…

— Richard Branson

If you look at all the artists I've ever worked with, I'm still blessed enough to have one of the biggest singles of their…

— Sean Garrett

People always complain about The Grammys because they're not a pop contest, but they're not supposed to be a pop contest. They're about excellence.

— Emily Lazar

When you look at sort of pop stardom now, some of these singers, it seems like the idea of them was created in a…

— John Lloyd Young

I don't want to be the cranky old guy, but a lot of critics are too forgiving of mediocre artists. When you see these…

— Robert Hilburn

Sometimes fame overshadows an artist's music, and we forget just how incredibly talented these people truly are.

— Elvis Duran

You don't want R&B singers to get into beef. Leave that to the rappers, let them do that - R&B, be classy.

— R. Kelly