“Sixties folk rock was my original muse and the folk audience-people who listen to music off the beaten track-fostered my career. I definitely don't want to abandon the genre but I also need to make sure I'm Dar Williams first.” PeopleWantNeedsFirstsCareersAudienceRocksOriginalsFolksTrackGenreAbandonSixtyMuseBeatenListening To Music Author:Dar Williams
“The weirdest thing I've been fascinated with nowadays is the new contemporary country music, which to me sounds like very strange '70s pop, and sometimes like rock music. But some of the themes in there - maybe it's because I know how the songs were written, but it really does sound like it was written by two or three people, with the idea to appeal to the most general audience.” PeopleKnowsDoeTwoIdeasCountrySometimesSongThreeSoundAudienceKnow HowWrittenRocksStrangePopsContemporaryAppealsThemeFascinatedRock Music Author:Ryan Adams
“I'm just a singer/songwriter and entertainer and I miss people and the energy of the crowd. When I play live it's a lovefest with me and my audience. It's how I get my rocks off.” PeoplePlayEnergyMusicAudienceRocksMissingCrowdsSingersSongwritersEntertainersSinger Songwriters Author:Dolly Parton
“CS: I always say there's a tribal element in a rock concert. There's a real back-and-forth thing that goes on between the audience and the performers.” RealAudienceRocksGoes OnElementsConcertsPerformersBack And ForthRock Concerts Author:Chris Stein
“My vision of punk rock was these dudes who were spitting on the audience and moshing. That's why I kind of left that scene. Then I see all these people around my same age or between 17 and 25 that were making music themselves in their own town. They weren't just singing, but creating. I see them putting out this music where there are tons of women involved in the scene and involved in the bands.” PeopleKindAgeLeftVisionAudienceRocksInvolvedSceneBandCreatingSingingTownsPunkPunk Rock Author:Kathleen Hanna
“You always feel like rock critics are frustrated musicians. I envy musicians their ability to live their art and share it with an audience, in the moment.” FeelsArtMomentsAbilityAudienceShareRocksMusicianCriticsEnvyFrustrated Author:Todd Haynes
“Only two to three per cent of an audience is interested in words and pays attention to lyrics; most of the rest of it is about image or the beat or the sound, or else it's a tribal thing - country & western, rap, heavy metal, with historical folk rock off in some kind of cult.” KindTwoCountryThreeSoundPayAttentionAudienceRocksBeatsHistoricalWesternFolksHeavyRapPay AttentionMetalsCentsCultHeavy MetalCountry Western Author:Al Stewart
“Our audience is young and vibrant; we retain our previous following; we are three generations into it. Unlike other bands that are very demographically specific, who they appeal to and who their fans are, we're the antithesis of that. If you see your younger brother or a parent of yours or a neighbor at most rock concerts, that's not cool but with us and kids, it's a tribal gathering. Whether it's kids or neighbors - they're all part of a secret society.” IfsKidsYoungThreeParentSecretAudienceGenerationsFansRocksBrotherBandFollowingNeighborAppealsConcertsGatheringAntithesisSecret SocietyYounger BrotherThree GenerationsRock Concerts Author:Paul Stanley
“Anytime something makes money, no matter how outré, it's instantly mainstream. A good example is rock 'n' roll. When rock 'n' roll was first played to a wide audience it was considered the devil's music.” FirstsMatterAudienceRocksExampleDevilWideMaking MoneyRock N RollMainstreamGood Examples Author:John Landis
“We are a band that stylistically crosses a lot of barriers and generational gaps. The heavier portion of the band, the modern music elements, the visual part of the band appeal to a younger audience. For an older audience, we have chops and great songs that are reminiscent of the things that were great about rock and roll when they enjoyed it. We're the kind of band that can cross those lines.” KindSongLinesAudienceModernRocksBandElementsCrossesEnjoyedAppealsVisualsBarriersGapsPortionsRock And RollModern Music Author:Andy Biersack
“Everything has become so pop-rock oriented that finding a role for a soprano, and finding an audience for a soprano, is tricky. Unless you're dealing with a revival, which is why I do so many revivals - because my specific tone and vocal quality lends itself to that type of writing.” WritingQualityRolesAudienceRocksTypeFindingsPopsToneVocalRevivalTrickySopranos Author:Laura Benanti
“The world is full of bands and bullshit, and if I'm doing a stupid art project like rock 'n' roll then I want to spare my audience as much as possible.” IfsWorldWantArtAudienceRocksStupidBandProjectsRock N RollBullshitSparesArt Projects Author:Ariel Pink