“Parents...rigidly monitor the selection of television programs...and other forms of entertainment for your family. Foster in your homes a love of knowledge through uplifting literature; wholesome books; selective movies; classical and exemplary popular music; entertainment that uplifts and edifies the spirit and mind.” MindBookHomeFormSpiritLiteratureParentTelevisionProgramEntertainmentUpliftingOur FamilySelectionSelectivePopular MusicExemplary Author:David B. Haight
“Popular music is slowly being laid to rest in every conceivable way... the ashes are already about us if we could but notice them.” IfsWayMusic IsAshesPopular Music Author:Steven Morrissey
“It is inescapable that Ringo was the catalyst for the others. He certainly completed the jigsaw and The Beatles, with Ringo, became a magnet for the great camera artists of the world, a target for the jaded, lately hostile eyes of people who had hardly known that popular music existed.” PeopleWorldEyeArtistKnownCamerasTargetHostileCatalystMagnetJadedPopular MusicJigsawRingo Book:A Cellarful of Noise Source: A Cellarful of Noise
“Commercial music, for the most part, is popular music and you always have to keep that in mind.” MindPopular MusicCommercial Music Author:Babyface
“In rap, as in most popular lyrics, a very low standard is set for rhyme; but this was not always the case with popular music.” CasesLowsStandardsRapRhymePopular Music Author:James Fenton
“Advice to rock gods: drugwise, stick to Ibuprofen, decaf lattes, and pale Pilsners ... If your stomach is not a flat slab, please leave your shirt on while performing ... If your girlfriend asks you to choose between her and your music, sell your instruments immediately - especially if you're a drummer ... Finally, go easy on the supermodels, don't forget to tune, and remember: a tiny bit of dry ice and lasers goes a long way. Ditto with tattoos.” IfsWayLongRememberAsksEasyBitsForgetAdviceRocksPleaseInstrumentsSellsSticksTinyIcePerformingShirtsGirlfriendDryTunesFlatsStomachPaleTattooLong WayDrummerPopular MusicLasersSupermodelYour GirlfriendLattesSlabsDry Ice Author:Ian Shoales
“Keith Richards is the only man who can make the Osbournes look Amish.” MenLooksKeithPopular MusicAmish Author:Robin Williams
“Youth has many glories, but judgement is not one of them, and no amount of electronic amplification can turn a belch into an aria.” TurnsYouthAmountGloryJudgementPopular MusicAriaAmplification Author:Alan Jay Lerner
“I remember when I was very young, I read an article by Fats Domino which has really influenced me. He said, 'You should never sing the lyrics out very clearly.” ShouldSaidRememberYoungFatsArticlesRemember WhenPopular MusicFats Domino Author:Mick Jagger
“It was Muddy Waters who took the Delta blues north to Chicago, electrified the sound, and changed the course of popular music as we know it. That's pretty much the judgment of history, and it is mine as well.” KnowsWellsCoursesSoundWaterChangedMinesJudgmentChicagoMuddyPopular MusicDeltaDelta Blues Author:Tim Cahill
“I don't see that there are any particular changes in popular music.” ParticularPopular Music Author:Lester Bangs
“Mumford and Sons and Adele are both incredible artists and are great for popular music. There's a lot of club music with heavy beats, so to have that Mumford record and hear banjos being used is so cool.” UsedArtistRecordsSonBeatsIncrediblesClubsHeavyPopular MusicBanjos Author:Dave Haywood
“Popular music has always had its really horrendous stuff.” StuffPopular Music Author:Rickie Lee Jones