Don Cornelius Quotes

I think the most exciting thing is that you expect people our age to know the music, but actually a lot of kids know the music, and if anything is left, we have left really good music, and that's the important part, not the mop-tops or whatever.

I'm one of those firm believers that good music will prevail.

Since the early Nineties it's been very fashionable to say, 'It's all about the music.'

Future is gonna be remembered forever. Future just has so much quality music.

I have this massive love for the whole culture of pop music. It's my fascination, my ongoing passion.

There's more good music being made now than ever before.

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

I don't mind what the market is, but why is it vapid? If they're such a bunch of idiots, why don't you show them good music instead? They're not going to know the difference.

I don't like music docs, usually. There's nothing to really say. What can you say about music? Normally, you can't say too much. There are a few really good ones, but the majorities are boring, I think.

There's no way that music could ever go down the tubes. I can't imagine a civilization without music. When you realize today that music is such a part of people's lives. And will always be, really.

Music is always going to be only as sophisticated as the culture that consumes it.

In the 1970s, for all the Stevie Wonders, I'm sure there were five artists that were making forgettable music.

I just change with the times. I really don't have a say in what's going on. Music was here before me.

I never thought a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland or anywhere else was a good idea.

Today, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it's lacking substance, and it's difficult to find good stuff. There are too many corporate interests. It's not about the actual music because it's about the corporation, and music just becomes part of a package.

If you don't write good music, people aren't going to listen to anything you say.

The consolidation of the music business has made it difficult to encourage styles like the blues, all of which deserve to be celebrated as part of our most treasured national resources.

Music has always been an important thing to me in my life and understand I've worked in the music business.

The whole thing about rock music, pop music, is it's really for kids.

Music isn't like news, where it's what happened five minutes ago or even 10 seconds ago that matters. With music, a song from the 1960s could be as relevant to someone today as the latest Ke$ha song.

But I knew - in the old days, if a song was a good song, I don't care if it was 'Yellow Submarine' or, you know, or 'The Times They Are a-Changin' or 'Don't Be Cruel', you knew it, you know? You heard that song, and you were talking about it, and you knew it.

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.

It's a bummer sometimes but I always believe that great bands and great music always prevail.

In 1955 music wasn't that important. Music was a kind of a special thing you went and did.

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