Wassily Kandinsky Quotes

Women's music is underrepresented.

I mean, there's plenty of artists who are making R&B music, but because of their ethnicity, it's considered something else.

As a black artist in America, you know, it is so segregated as far as the radio goes and how they position music on the radio.

Pop music seems to be the way radio programming has chosen to support female artists. They have chosen not to support a more provocative voice from women, which I find disappointing.

Nirvana was pop. You can have distorted guitars and people say it's alternative, but you can't break out of pop music's constructs and still get extensive radio play and media coverage.

One thing we have to remember as songwriters is that we have to consider that country music is the country's music. That doesn't mean that everybody's rural.

Certainly, jazz has become more of a niche, which is surprising, because it's our music. It's the national music of America.

Pop music was supposed to be a flash in the pan, but here we are 50 years later and it means something to us, and it always will do. It's incredibly important.

There are two kinds of music; German music and bad music.

If anybody in the business can capture the spirit of 'Pony,' it would have to be Rihanna.

I've always wanted to do a tune with The Prodigy because I'm such a massive fan.

If I were not a black artist but I was still singing, playing guitar, and singing ballads that are spiritual and cerebral, I'd be easier to market because people accept that from white female singer-songwriters faster.

My soundtrack to life would have to be 'TT.' It has gained a lot of love since we debuted it in Japan. I would say overall that it's the song that had the biggest influence on Twice.

Years ago, when I was making music, I was sending it off to radio stations and getting told it was 'too urban.' But what else am I supposed to make?

You know what's a great song that will be stuck in your head if I say it? 'Single Ladies,' by Beyonce. Killer song.

When I started making music, I figured the name Rico Nasty would give a background of who I am.

I don't know that there is a, quote, 'hip-hop lifestyle.' I think the music responds to complex social issues and injustices; I think it also raises complex social questions.

There's no album in 2016 that's better than my album.

Drake is one of my favorite artists, so it would definitely be a honor to make a track with him.

For 2NE1, it's always been all about music.

I liked 'Ten Feet the first time I heard it and it became my first top 10.

Our dad was a singer and keyboardist and was in bands throughout his whole life. He was in a band called Sweathog that opened for Black Sabbath and eventually was the lead singer of Tower of Power for a few years.

R&B is everywhere, and I am who I am.

I really thought that Billy Joel had two hits. I thought it was 'Uptown Girl' and 'Piano Man,' and that was basically it.

I wanna do a song with Bruno Mars.