“Dick Clark was a really great influence in my career; he helped me a lot with his whole organization, and they were awesome to me at all different points - but one thing that I really disagreed with him on was when he said that what I do, pop music, is a disposable art form.” ArtSaidDifferentWholeFormCareersOne ThingInfluenceMusic IsOrganizationPopsReally GreatPop MusicDisposableGreat Influence Author:Cyndi Lauper
“I think celebrity culture and sexuality in pop music is really important, but I want there to be an alternative for people.” PeopleThinkingWantImportantCultureMusic IsPopsSexualityAlternativesPop MusicCelebrity Culture Author:Marina and the Diamonds
“Pop changes week to week, month to month. But great music is like literature.” LiteratureWeekMonthsMusic IsPopsGreat MusicHygiene Author:Ravi Shankar
“A lot of pop music is based on trying to make people remember it so that they'll buy it. To me, it was not about that.” PeopleTryingRememberMusic IsPopsPop Music Author:Serj Tankian
“Pop music is aspirin and the blues are vitamins.” Music IsPopsPop MusicVitaminsAspirinVitamins And Minerals Author:Peter Tork
“Pop music, disco music, and heavy metal music is about shutting out the tensions of life, putting it away.” Music IsHeavyPopsTensionMetalsPop MusicHairstylesDiscoHeavy MetalHeavy MusicMetal MusicDisco MusicHeavy Metal Music Author:Peter Tork
“Classical music and pop are two different universes, each with its own difficulties, peculiarities, depth and artistic dignity. In Italy, I think there is a fairly clear line of demarcation, but the history of music is full of fusion. Popular and classical music have always found points of contact, of crossing, exchange, both drawing mutual profit.” ThinkingTwoDifferentUniverseFoundLinesClearMusic IsDignityDifficultyDepthProfitPopsDrawingContactArtisticMutualClassical MusicCrossingsFusionHistory Of MusicDifferent Universes Author:Andrea Bocelli