#pop

I wanted to get rid of the element that had been considered essential in pop music: the voice. ↗

— Brian Eno

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In the 1960s, people were trying to get away from the pop song format. Tracks were getting longer, or much, much shorter. ↗

— Brian Eno

#format #get #getting #longer #much

The whole history of pop music had rested on the first person singular, with occasional intrusions of the second person singular. ↗

— Brian Eno

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Extremists and populist movements are exploiting people's fear of those who are not like us. We can see the consequences in the form of terrorism and racially motivated violence. ↗

— Kjell Magne Bondevik

#exploiting #extremists #fear #form #like

The shock caused by the September 11 events has also lead to a thorough reflection on the existing disparity between rich and poor countries, on the misery of populations of the South. ↗

— Omar Bongo

#between #caused #countries #disparity #events

Pop music has greater power to change people and to affect people because it's a universal language. You don't have to understand music to understand the power of a pop song. ↗

— Paul Epworth

#because #change #greater #greater power #language

I used to love Kurt Cobain, when he was telling people we're a pop band. People would laugh, they thought of it as good old ironic Kurt. But he wasn't being ironic. ↗

— Bono

#being #cobain #good #i #ironic

Luther was guilty of two great crimes - he struck the Pope in his crown, and the monks in their belly. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#crimes #crown #great #guilty #his

What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#empty #fame #legacy #name #nothing

I must say, I don't feel very qualified to be a pop star. I feel very awkward at times in the role. ↗

— Edward de Bono

#feel #i #i feel #must #pop