Bases Quote by Sylvie Simmons

The biggest problem in rock journalism is that often the writer's main motivation is to become friends with the band. They're not really journalists;…

— Chuck Klosterman

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

The biggest problem in rock journalism is that often the writers main motivation is to become friends with the band. Theyre not really journalists;…

— Chuck Klosterman

Music journalists are some of the lazy, most uninspired, dull people I've ever met...

— Zachary Cole Smith

Most rock journalism is people who can not write interviewing people who can not talk

— Frank Zappa

Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can'ttalk, for people who can't read.

— Frank Zappa

The problem was the journalists who also did not understand much of my music, but they wrote about it. I think you fell into…

— Klaus Schulze

You know I take music seriously, right? So I expect journalists to take being a journalist seriously.

— Glenn Danzig

I think that a lot of journalists don't really listen to music before they review it.

— Gerard Way

Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read

— Frank Zappa

Rock and roll stars have it much better than writers when they're on a tour.

— Neil Gaiman

You always feel like rock critics are frustrated musicians. I envy musicians their ability to live their art and share it with an audience,…

— Todd Haynes