“Finally, I found alternative, music that didn't seem to have a concrete definition yet. The genre was characterized by not being anything else.” MusicAlternative Music Book:The Road to Vent Haven Source: The Road to Vent Haven
“For the life of me I cannot remember, what made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise. For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins, we were merely freshmen.” RelationshipsWise WordsMusic LyricsAlternative Music Author:The Verve Pipe
“Alternative music is no longer alternative once it’s in the mainstream.” Music IsAlternativesMainstreamAlternative Music Author:Kurt Cobain
“I've always seen myself as the person listening to alternative music and all that - generic indie person. I always tried to be the least pretty I could be.” PersonsListeningAlternativesGenericAlternative Music Author:Jenny Hval
“When alternative music - which is supposed to be the standard-bearer of where white rock is headed - becomes either too cute or too manufactured, that's just really not good.” WhiteRocksStandardsAlternativesSupposed To BeCuteAlternative Music Author:Billy Corgan
“When I was in seventh grade, I totally had a crush on a guy who was older than me, and he listened to alternative music. So he was into Days of the New and stuff like that, and more poppy stuff, too, like Matchbox Twenty.” GuyStuffTwentiesAlternativesCrushGradesPoppiesSeventh GradeAlternative MusicMatchboxes Author:Carrie Underwood
“I don't want to pooh-pooh modern pop. I appreciate that as well, but my personal favorite kind of music is guitar-based rock. I like grunge and garage bands and alternative music, but that's more my personal taste.” WantWellsKindModernRocksTasteBandMusic IsAppreciateGuitarPopsAlternativesGarageGrungePersonal TasteAlternative Music Author:Al Yankovic
“When I hear the word independent I reach for my revolver. At this point, what the hell does that mean? The English Patient is an independent film... Hootie and the Blowfish are alternative music. I'm the Queen of Denmark. I don't know what it means anymore.” KnowsMeanDoeFilmHellIndependentPatientAlternativesQueensIndependent FilmDenmarkRevolverBlowfishAlternative Music Author:Jim Jarmusch
“The thing about me is, coming from an alternative music background and singing for nine years, being basically invisible, I'm so used to writing for myself - and at the end of the day, I do it because I feel like I have to. So when I'm recording or writing, I don't have other people in mind.” PeopleFeelsWritingYearsMindEndsUsedSingingNineInvisibleBackgroundsAlternativesThe End Of The DayNine YearsAnd At The End Of The DayAlternative Music Author:Lana Del Rey
“I get a thrill meeting kids who are into alternative music.” KidsMeetingsAlternativesThrillAlternative Music Author:Kurt Cobain
“I have periods where I listen to regular rap, Jay-Z, Eminem and Lil Wayne. The next day I might have some Christian alternative music. The next day I have on some dance music. It all varies what I listen to.” MightChristianNextPeriodsRapAlternativesNext DayVaryWayneDance MusicAlternative Music Author:Steve Blake
“Thank you to BBC6 Music and Something Else for the opportunity to broadcast my corner of electronic and alternative music across the airwaves for the last 6 years. # RIP6MIX” YearsLastsOpportunityCornersAlternativesAlternative Music Author:Erol Alkan
“Yeah, I always listen to both classic and newer folk-influenced music. Singer-songwriter, alternative music. I also listen to more experimental dance music.” YeahFolksSingersAlternativesClassicSongwritersSinger SongwritersDance MusicAlternative Music Author:Brad Delson