Causes Quote by Shawn Mullins

Paste may be the last great American music magazine left.

— Patterson Hood

Times are tough in the music industry, and now more than ever we need people like the team at Paste looking out for artists…

— Cary Brothers

Well, the good news is that there's quite a lot of cynicism about major labels within radio and the press. I think they have…

— Mick Hucknall

I am really inspired by writers, and weirdly - respect music journalists, which I think makes me the exception amongst most musicians. I think…

— Emily Haines

It's tough to make music and make it your own, and not have somebody call it something you don't agree with but can't control.…

— Jim James

We need the media to know that some of us are really passionate about music.

— Rakim

There's that old cliché which has a lot of basis in truth, that all music journalists are failed rock stars. They all harbour the…

— Sylvie Simmons

I believe that music is another form of news. Music is another form of journalism to me. So I have to cover all the…

— Lil Wayne

“professional journalists who are seeing their jobs evaporate are typically those whose employers failed to find a new role in a world of abundant…

— Chris Anderson

I believe that music is another form of news. Music is another form of journalism to me so I have to cover all the…

— Lil Wayne

The music industry has been hijacked by corporate interests, but the way music affects people and resonates with them hasn't changed.

— Michael Franti

The music industry is so tied up politically. They're afraid they might let other voices in.

— M.I.A