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Quotes About Genre

The first is rarely noticed. John's work is highly unusual in the sheer prolific extent of its visual imagery. It is true that symbolic visions are typical of the genre. But in other apocalypses other forms of revelation are often as important or more important.
~ Richard Bauckham
Rock & roll music is a derivative of rockabilly music; rockabilly music is Bill Monroe and the blues tied together. That's it.
~ Richard D. Smith
I wasn't the genre I'd thought I was.
~ Richard Powers
Singling out "women's fiction" for genre derision never fails to piss me off. Somehow worse when women do it. Case in pt: Editor says crowd-sourcing editorial for romance & erotica not bad idea b/c "no great artistry at stake" Yes, genre fiction not high art. But it's a craft we take seriously, writing for love of storytelling, not writing whatever sells.
~ Kelley Armstrong
A lot of power-pop comes out of LA, a lot of speed metal comes out of New York.
~ Layne Staley
I don't believe any genre of music can be unilaterally dismissed (aside from like, white-power music or something).
~ Patrick Stump
If you can't see the joy and wonder to be found in genre fiction, that's your problem, not mine.
~ William Meikle
I have been a reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy for a long time, since I was 11 or 12 I think, so I understand it and I'm not at all surprised that readers of the genre might enjoy my books.
~ Jean M. Auel
'Days' has always been strong as an icon in TV history, and it's still going on strong and represents the genre of daytime drama so well. I'm proud to be a part of it.
~ Alison Sweeney
That's what's so special about 'One Life to Live:' it's just this real family in the sense of, we're only as strong as our weakest link. It behooves us to help people who haven't done the genre because it makes us all look better.
~ Kassie DePaiva
I think metal and horror definitely go hand in hand. Even when you go to a horror convention and meet the fans, nine out of 10 times if they're not wearing some sort of horror shirt, they're wearing a shirt with a metal band on it.
~ Adam Green
I believe that there is a simple demand and supply rule that works on television. While many are hooked on web series, some enjoy non-fiction. Similarly, there are people who love watching supernatural genre.
~ Jasmin Bhasin
I don't know anybody who doesn't hate being called alt.country. It just sounds like a website. I don't mind being called Americana, I don't mind being called country noir, or independent country is fine, but the words alt.country make me insane.
~ Neko Case
'Devdas' isn't a real film. It isn't in the same genre as Mira Nair's 'Monsoon Wedding,' where the camera's presence is so understated it almost disappears.
~ Sanjay Leela Bhansali
It's actually one of my dreams to have my own album. My music genre is dark pop.
~ Catriona Gray
We didn't gel with Poison and the Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi was the best of the pop metal bands, but we never fit in with the hair metal stuff. We were never as hip as the Chili Peppers. We were in the middle.
~ Gary Cherone
You go to a pop concert or a classical concert but there's nothing in between.
~ Andre Rieu
Country is and always will be my heart, but I don't have a problem with it spilling over into pop if it wants to.
~ Gabby Barrett
If you asked me what pop is right now. I'd say hip hop.
~ Justin Timberlake
I listen to a pop genre of music to keep the rhythm flowing and sometimes I'll take it back to the old school to keep my mind calm because once you start to listen to so much craziness, it gets hectic.
~ Jermell Charlo
I was never attracted to the pop world. I listen to music that is pop sometimes. But I've never thought, 'Oh, I need to work with Ne-Yo now.' It's never really been my thing.
~ Tiesto
I don't see myself as a pop artist. Like, when you hear 'pop,' you're like, 'Oh, bubblegum, jumpy little girly stuff,' and I feel like, 'Uh-uh. That's not me.'
~ Billie Eilish
There is no pop category, let alone any infinitely gene-sliced genre name, to contain the lead in Rihanna's voice in 'Needed Me.'
~ Greil Marcus
I like pop music, and I like really weird, strange stuff. It just didn't feel like there was anyone doing both.
~ Flume