Alive Quote by Steve Reich

I've realised that if it is to remain relevant, contemporary music needs to change.

— Ryuichi Sakamoto

“Contemporary' was in those days [1953] synonymous with 'modern' as it had not been before and is not now [1977].”

— A.S. Byatt

I was listening to the first record the other day, and it sounds remarkably contemporary.

— Chris Bailey

You know, I listen to contemporary music all the time

— Brian De Palma

Music is neither old nor modern: it is either good or bad music, and the date at which it was written has no significance…

— Peter Warlock

I am a classical music lover - not necessarily the contemporary stuff, but the old stuff.

— Eberhard Weber

I'm not doing contemporary songs unless something comes along that really knocks my socks off.

— Frankie Valli

Music is neither old nor modern: it is either good or bad music, and the date at which it was written has no significance…

— Peter Warlock

They're great instrumentalists, singers and songwriters and they have this unique way of blending contemporary with traditional. The result is this beautiful mix of…

— Cindy Cashdollar

Music's designed to be timeless.

— Chamillionaire

There's definitely an old school element to my music, but I also think it's modern.

— Lenny Kravitz

First, it doesn't surprise me that traditional music has experienced a kind of exhaustion in the 20th century - not forgetting that many musicians…

— Pierre Schaeffer