Eddie Trunk Quotes

It really is, to see that this kind of music is still so popular.

Popular music sucks so bad right now.

The public doesn't want new music.

I just don't get that new hot music. I don't know anything about all these groups like U2.

Popular music has always had its really horrendous stuff.

AC/DC, Def Leppard, Alice Cooper - I learned stories of all these guys. That's when I fell in love with Queen, which is one of my favorite bands of all time... I started paying attention to what made music good. I started paying attention to why I liked it.

Rock n' roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the world.

There's a lot of crappy music that people like, you know, all over the world, and Norway is definitely not an exception.

'Free Fallin' is a very good song. Maybe it would be one of my favorites if it hadn't become this huge anthem. But I'm grateful that people like it.

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

I listened to a lot of bands that were happening at the time, but no one in particular.

On our Web site, we have people complaining about us not playing new stuff. But there's so many classic Lynyrd Skynyrd songs, you can't go out and just do a bunch of new things.

I think people listen to whatever they think is good.

There's no difference in a lot of people's minds between good musicians and popular musicians.

I know it sounds really lame and hater-ish, but I think 2009 was maybe the worst year for music ever.

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

If we play to first time Blink 182 listeners, it's good they are listening to us and not the Backstreet Boys. Old Fans or new fans, it's all the same to us.

I'm a real music fan, so I listen to all kinds of music all the time. I listen to a lot of what my friends or people I know are listening to. I'm always checking out new bands.

I love the history of popular music. I love to know what people are listening to, even if I don't like it.

I just felt like I'd rather listen to even the worst metal song more than most current pop music.

Disco was brand new then and there were a few jocks that had monstrous sound systems but they wouldn't dare play this kind of music. They would never play a record where only two minutes of the song was all it was worth. They wouldn't buy those types of records.

The only thing that exists to me is commercial pop music.

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'm listing to music all the time. I have favorite artists. Kid Rock loves the Civil Wars' song 'Barton Hollow.' We both said that's our favorite country song of the year. That knocks me out.

I've covered Avril Lavigne. I like good pop songs, and I don't think there should be any kind of preconceptions about where good pop songs come from.