Able Quote by Shingai Shoniwa

Music is a male-dominated field. Women are not always taken as seriously as we should be, so sometimes we have to put our foot…

— Missy Elliot

One of the things I haven't been ready for is how male-dominated the music industry is. I just didn't have a clue.

— Laura Mvula

To come to a concert and hear a lot of songs from a female perspective should not make men say, 'Oh well, that's for…

— Holly Near

Musical expression is never primarily national, but is personal and individual rather. It is so deep, so profound, that it goes beyond and below…

— Ignacy Jan Paderewski

When the sexes differ in beauty, in the power of singing, or in producing what I have called instrumental music, it is almost invariably…

— Charles Darwin

Technology, publicity and sexuality have their place in music, but they are all subordinate to the pleasures and power of true vocal talent.

— Christopher John Farley

I feel like women, especially in music, aren't really given as much respect as men. Sexism really exists.

— Kate Nash

The audience, they're not professionals. They just love music. It isn't necessary to play over their heads to be admired.

— Les Paul

As a culture I see us as presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, sex seems lacking in sweetness…

— Shelley Berman

It's important for people to realize that music is gender-less. We are proving that every single day. On this tour, there are more women…

— Lzzy Hale

I wasn't prepared for the environment I encountered trying to break into television news. In the world of music, where I spent my formative…

— Gretchen Carlson

These are not necessarily our agendas, but we feel a part of what a performer is, and what a performer has to say is…

— Kenneth Ehrlich