British Music History Quotes

I remember, my mom, she's lived in Spain for about thirty years, and we were playing the Royal Albert Hall, and she was with some friends from New York. Morrissey came out with the sign 'The Queen is Dead,' and my mom's friends are like, 'Oh my God.' They took it literally.

I have been long associated with British music. I have favoured it as my alternate music next to American.

I love British bands.

England is a profoundly bizarre place that has produced thousands of bands the world has worshipped.

In British music, you have indie, rock... Grime is now one of those pillars. It's a foundation of British music.

Formed in 1967 and still performing regularly half a century later, Fairport Convention are Britain's equivalent of the Band. Unlike the latter they have maintained cordial relations.

As a big music fan, England is an amazing place to go.

I was brought up on choirs and brass bands. They formed the music of my childhood. When I heard the Treorchy Male Choir at the Royal Variety Performance it brought back such happy memories. You have your own eminent place in the history of British music. You stand for excellence in a great tradition and your work for charity is both an example and an inspiration.