“I feel like as musicians we need to fight the Spotify thing. I feel that in some ways what's happening in the mainstream is the last gasp of the old industry. Once that does finally die, which it will, something else will happen.” WayNeedsFeelsDoeHappensLastsDiesFightingIndustryMusicianHappeningsMainstreamSpotify Author:Thom Yorke
“I can't judge how another person does their [music] work. Everyone has a choice and the music industry is much more open that it was when I was younger. Certain things are gone, others have developed, but everyone makes their choices. Pop music has always been about the mainstream and what appeals to the public. I don't feel it's my place to judge. I just look at things as a fan, I like or or I don't like it.” FeelsLooksPersonsDoeI CanCertainChoicesGoneFansJudgingIndustryPopsAppealsMainstreamPop MusicMusic Industry Author:Patti Smith
“Islamophobia has become so mainstream in this country that Americans have been trained to expect violence against Muslims - not excuse it, but expect it. And that's happened because you have an Islamophobia industry in this country devoted to making Americans think there's an enemy within.” ThinkingHas BeensCountryEnemyViolenceHappenedIndustryExcuseMainstreamDevotedMuslimIslamophobiaEnemy Within Author:Reza Aslan
“In the Indian film industry, especially those of us who are in mainstream cinema, we invariably play a typical hero's role. More often than not, we cater to the public perception. However, there is a latent desire in most actors to do a role where you can go all out and experiment.” PlayFilmDesireActorsRolesIndustryHeroPerceptionExperimentsIndianCinemaMainstreamTypicalFilm IndustryLatent Author:Abhishek Bachchan
“I would say that everyone that you see who is successful in the mainstream, at the top of Billboard, who has a Top 40 hit... at some point, unless they're a complete fabrication of the industry with no identity of their own and a carbon copy clone of someone else, they in themselves started out being underground.” SuccessfulIdentityIndustryCopiesMainstreamCarbonBillboardsFabrication Author:Immortal Technique
“I have a conflicted relationship with musicals, because I think the music itself can be so horrendous. It's an industry that relies on appealing to a mainstream culture in order to survive.” ThinkingOrderCultureIndustryRelyMainstreamMainstream Culture Author:Colin Meloy
“I know artists that have tried for a long time in the Christian industry and then they were on a TV show and all of the sudden the doors swing wide open. Christians want to connect with things that are mainstream.” KnowsWantLongShowsChristianArtistDoorsTvsIndustryLong TimeWideMainstreamSwingsTv Shows Author:Anthony Evans