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Pop music is great, but there’s a lot of BS about the attitude of guys being super-gangster - that’s why the whole thing is silly. It’s making fun of itself. That self-awareness is why people enjoy it. It’s refreshing Picture Quote #1

I’m not thirsty. I’m not a pop star. I don’t want to reign over all forever... I don’t want to be famous! It makes me feel sick, the thought of being a famous person. It’s just not me Picture Quote #1

There’s a certain type of indie fan who would balk at the prospect of there being value in pop music, but I think that’s foolish. They’re not really listening Picture Quote #1

Pop music can absorb so many peculiar talents, ranging from the completely nonmusical poseur who just uses music as a kind of springboard for a sense of style, to people who just love putting all that complicated stuff together, brick by brick, on their computers, to people like me who like playing conceptual games and being surprised Picture Quote #1

The mindset of chasing that next #1 record doesn’t exist for me anymore. It’s more about being a well-rounded entertainer than being a pop artist. Obviously, it would be wonderful to have a hit record but I don’t base my happiness on that anymore. It’s about the accomplishment of a project that satisfies me. I just want to enjoy the ride Picture Quote #1

I have long believed that celebrity, the way we worship and package and sell our pop stars, is what filled the need for gods that was once filled by the pictures in stained glass. Hollywood is post-Christian Venice - in other words, a pantheon of saints without the hassle and heartache of religion Picture Quote #1

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I have always been a singer/songwriter, and I was pushed in places I didn’t want to do, like pop or top forty. I don’t belong there Picture Quote #1

Our pop scene is among the best in the world because there are 300 languages spoken on the streets of London, compared with 200 in New York. Our diversity is our strength Picture Quote #1

I think if education was celebrated in pop culture, we’d live in a better place Picture Quote #1

I like pop, rock n’ roll, big band, Broadway - I like all those elements Picture Quote #1

What music I listen to day to day changes very, very much. I can go from bluegrass to heavy metal, to blues, to classical and big band and then go to pop and rap Picture Quote #1

I love most melodic music - classical, reggae, big band, jazz, blues, country, pop, swing, folk Picture Quote #1

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Pay no attention to pop culture, for it is what poisons our minds and divides our children. Materialism promotes negative values and egotism. Eliminate all of it. It is the plague of Big Business Picture Quote #1

In general, I feel so much of pop culture is set in the generic big city, particularly comics. I feel like there are so many other stories to tell Picture Quote #1

Musicians like James Blake were a big influence on me. How he uses his vocals is amazing. And then Yeasayer and Animal Collective, who aren’t pop bands exactly, but they do something that is so catchy and undeniable and so much fun Picture Quote #1

It’s nice if you’re making a regular pop or rock album and you get ten little songs. But I really try to make the album with one big story instead of ten small stories Picture Quote #1

They’re lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture Picture Quote #1

Both labels are super awesome, with super awesome people who want to get stuff done. The biggest difference is that Sub Pop is already established, but working with Burger seems like we’re part of something. They’re growing, and I’m growing with them. They’re my friends, and we’re doing it together Picture Quote #1

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I loved everything about show business, meeting the stars, the whole ambience. I was living every young kid’s dream. I was told a pop singer’s life was three years, but I was still making money seven years later Picture Quote #1

In 2010, aside from that niche of music that I have no interest in - Black Eyed Peas territory, disposable pop stuff - there’s almost an incentive to go back to making music as adventurous and groundbreaking as you can, because nobody gets a big hit anymore Picture Quote #1

I have a great body, I really do. But I want to be taken seriously as an artist, and wearing anything that shows it off will be a distraction from the music. That’s how my signature uniform, my tuxedo, came about. It’s classic and timeless. You’ll see me in black, white, and a pop of color on my lips. That pop adds a little magic Picture Quote #1

Nowadays rap artists coming half-hearted, Commercial like pop, or underground like black markets. Where were you the day hip-hop died? Is it too early to mourn? Is it too late to ride? Picture Quote #1

Before the 90s, black metal wasn’t a selling tool [and didn’t] have money behind it. Then it became a pop sensation. Now that the record industry has collapsed and started to rot, things are livening up a bit again Picture Quote #1

Since the beginning of my recording career in 1975, I have had a little difficulty because the pop stations think I’m a jazzer who doesn’t have a feeling for pop, so it’s hard to get my records played. Similarly, black urban radio doesn’t understand that with my R Picture Quote #1

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If you think about it, I was at college, and then three months later, I was a massive pop star. It’s stress-making, especially when you’re a bit of an oddball as I was, the black sheep left to your own devices, and then suddenly everyone’s interested in you Picture Quote #1

It’s one thing when other African-Americans try to threaten my race card, but when people outside of my ethnicity have the audacity to question how ‘down’ I am because of the bleak, stereotypical picture pop culture has painted for me as a black woman? Unacceptable Picture Quote #1

I have the most eclectic audience - I’ve got gay, I’ve got straight, black, white, rich, poor, young, old, in 45 countries. And they don’t all come because I’m the Sinatra kid, though that’s a big part of it. My biggest successes have come from pop songs that I write myself Picture Quote #1

If you took every pop song to heart, you’d be a bleeding romantic with a crushed heart every five minutes Picture Quote #1

Pop music has been exhausted. The innocence has been exhausted. I think we’ve lost the ability to be blown away by music Picture Quote #1

My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50’s and 60’s and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well-known blues musicians Picture Quote #1

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Pop music is great, but there’s a lot of BS about the attitude of guys being super-gangster - that’s why the whole thing is silly. It’s making fun of itself. That self-awareness is why people enjoy it. It’s refreshing. (Pop Quotes) I’m not thirsty. I’m not a pop star. I don’t want to reign over all forever... I don’t want to be famous! It makes me feel sick, the thought of being a famous person. It’s just not me. (Pop Quotes) There’s a certain type of indie fan who would balk at the prospect of there being value in pop music, but I think that’s foolish. They’re not really listening. (Pop Quotes) Pop music can absorb so many peculiar talents, ranging from the completely nonmusical poseur who just uses music as a kind of springboard for a sense of style, to people who just love putting all that complicated stuff together, brick by brick, on their computers, to people like me who like playing conceptual games and being surprised. (Pop Quotes) The mindset of chasing that next #1 record doesn’t exist for me anymore. It’s more about being a well-rounded entertainer than being a pop artist. Obviously, it would be wonderful to have a hit record but I don’t base my happiness on that anymore. It’s about the accomplishment of a project that satisfies me. I just want to enjoy the ride. (Pop Quotes) I have long believed that celebrity, the way we worship and package and sell our pop stars, is what filled the need for gods that was once filled by the pictures in stained glass. Hollywood is post-Christian Venice - in other words, a pantheon of saints without the hassle and heartache of religion. (Pop Quotes) I have always been a singer/songwriter, and I was pushed in places I didn’t want to do, like pop or top forty. I don’t belong there. (Pop Quotes) Our pop scene is among the best in the world because there are 300 languages spoken on the streets of London, compared with 200 in New York. Our diversity is our strength. (Pop Quotes) I think if education was celebrated in pop culture, we’d live in a better place (Pop Quotes) I like pop, rock n’ roll, big band, Broadway - I like all those elements (Pop Quotes) What music I listen to day to day changes very, very much. I can go from bluegrass to heavy metal, to blues, to classical and big band and then go to pop and rap. (Pop Quotes) I love most melodic music - classical, reggae, big band, jazz, blues, country, pop, swing, folk (Pop Quotes) Pay no attention to pop culture, for it is what poisons our minds and divides our children. Materialism promotes negative values and egotism. Eliminate all of it. It is the plague of Big Business. (Pop Quotes) In general, I feel so much of pop culture is set in the generic big city, particularly comics. I feel like there are so many other stories to tell. (Pop Quotes) Musicians like James Blake were a big influence on me. How he uses his vocals is amazing. And then Yeasayer and Animal Collective, who aren’t pop bands exactly, but they do something that is so catchy and undeniable and so much fun. (Pop Quotes) It’s nice if you’re making a regular pop or rock album and you get ten little songs. But I really try to make the album with one big story instead of ten small stories. (Pop Quotes) They’re lacking culture in Hollywood. That gives me a big up, right? I know something about pop culture. (Pop Quotes) Both labels are super awesome, with super awesome people who want to get stuff done. The biggest difference is that Sub Pop is already established, but working with Burger seems like we’re part of something. They’re growing, and I’m growing with them. They’re my friends, and we’re doing it together. (Pop Quotes) I loved everything about show business, meeting the stars, the whole ambience. I was living every young kid’s dream. I was told a pop singer’s life was three years, but I was still making money seven years later. (Pop Quotes) In 2010, aside from that niche of music that I have no interest in - Black Eyed Peas territory, disposable pop stuff - there’s almost an incentive to go back to making music as adventurous and groundbreaking as you can, because nobody gets a big hit anymore. (Pop Quotes) I have a great body, I really do. But I want to be taken seriously as an artist, and wearing anything that shows it off will be a distraction from the music. That’s how my signature uniform, my tuxedo, came about. It’s classic and timeless. You’ll see me in black, white, and a pop of color on my lips. That pop adds a little magic. (Pop Quotes) Nowadays rap artists coming half-hearted, Commercial like pop, or underground like black markets. Where were you the day hip-hop died? Is it too early to mourn? Is it too late to ride? (Pop Quotes) Before the 90s, black metal wasn’t a selling tool [and didn’t] have money behind it. Then it became a pop sensation. Now that the record industry has collapsed and started to rot, things are livening up a bit again. (Pop Quotes) Since the beginning of my recording career in 1975, I have had a little difficulty because the pop stations think I’m a jazzer who doesn’t have a feeling for pop, so it’s hard to get my records played. Similarly, black urban radio doesn’t understand that with my R (Pop Quotes) If you think about it, I was at college, and then three months later, I was a massive pop star. It’s stress-making, especially when you’re a bit of an oddball as I was, the black sheep left to your own devices, and then suddenly everyone’s interested in you. (Pop Quotes) It’s one thing when other African-Americans try to threaten my race card, but when people outside of my ethnicity have the audacity to question how ‘down’ I am because of the bleak, stereotypical picture pop culture has painted for me as a black woman? Unacceptable. (Pop Quotes) I have the most eclectic audience - I’ve got gay, I’ve got straight, black, white, rich, poor, young, old, in 45 countries. And they don’t all come because I’m the Sinatra kid, though that’s a big part of it. My biggest successes have come from pop songs that I write myself. (Pop Quotes) If you took every pop song to heart, you’d be a bleeding romantic with a crushed heart every five minutes. (Pop Quotes) Pop music has been exhausted. The innocence has been exhausted. I think we’ve lost the ability to be blown away by music. (Pop Quotes) My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50’s and 60’s and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well-known blues musicians. (Pop Quotes)

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