Henry Rollins Quotes

Commercial music, for the most part, is popular music and you always have to keep that in mind.

Pop music has always been about the mainstream and what appeals to the public.

Pop music will never be low brow.

It's interesting, because as a musician, I don't feel like I need to be on the top of the pop charts.

I love mainstream music.

How many new rock stars have come around that have anything to say at all? Guys where you even want to know what they're thinking? Are they thinking? Where did it go astray?

My friends are mostly familiar with music that plays on the mainstream radio.

The music that is played on the radio all the time or written about in magazines has nothing to do with musicianship.

The commercialization of dubstep isn't something I'm part of.

If I tried to make a commercial album, it would be a complete flop. I have no idea what the world at large likes.

I don't understand some of the music I hear on MTV or the radio, because they don't mention the times we live in. They have nothing to do with nothing.

Shakira is a talented singer, and I am a huge fan of her.

Whether it be Beyonce or Justin Bieber, we see singers who have absolutely nothing to offer anyone as they walk off stage clutching three Grammys in each hand.

DJs and people in the street know what they like.

Rock musicians, and a vast array of popular-music musicians, due to their wealth, acquired through the mass of their notoriety, are able to be listened to and heard and thus are able to effect change on an international level.

When you look at what people consider success in the music industry, it's just terrible music.

Dance music has pushed its way into the mainstream. Which is good for me.

Nothing wrong with pop!

In our country, singers are known as the voice of actors.

I don't like a lot of pop music. But I like the idea of pop music.

There's a tremendous audience out there for popular music. It's a bigger audience than for movies.

One has to create music with mass appeal and not something which is niche. With niche music, you will only go a small distance.

I'm trying to write songs to appeal to everybody.

Music has changed, but there will always be a demand for amazing music.

I won because I was the people's favorite dancer, and that's what I work with these Idols on. There have been 1,000 singers before you that are as good or better than you, but you're not trying to be the best singer ever. You're trying to be the people's favorite singer.