Music Sincerity Quotes

I think it's important to add a personal aspect to your music - that's what makes it authentic at the end of the day.

You've got certain guys that just want to be famous and then you've got the real musicians that just love playing music.

That is the music that I have always wanted to play: real, genuine guitar music.

I try to make music with emotion and integrity. And authenticity. You can feel when something's authentic, and you can feel when it's not: you know when someone's trying to make the club record, or trying to make the girl record, or trying to make the thug record. It's none of that. It's just my emotions.

I think older people can appreciate my music because I really show my heart when I sing, and it's not corny. I think I can grow as an artist, and my fans will grow with me.

All music is important if it comes from the heart.

At the same time, I definitely want to expand my fan base but not at the expense of prostituting my music or heart.

Everybody says they were 'born to sing' but you can suss the good from the bad. You can tell who's in it for the music.

There's a place for all types of country music as long as there is honesty and realness and a real human experience for the fans.

When people listen to artists, and you turn on the radio, it's a lot of gimmicks. And that's real. So I take it like there's nobody keeping it honest and truthful no more, especially as far as young teenagers and females.

With Sleater-Kinney, we have a lot of earnest fans, and we were an earnest band.

I really make music from the heart.