Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Art and CommercePopularitySeriousnessPerception People forget that Mozart wrote for commissions. There's a thing in psychology where they think if it's popular, it can't be serious.
PopularityFameInfluenceSuperficialityEntertainment Man, that record came out and was real big in Memphis. They started playing it, and it got real big. Don't know why-the lyrics had no meaning.
PopularityIronyPerception Isn't it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a popular fellow?
MusicPopularityYouth Culture People like bluegrass. It's had a following amongst a lot of hip and young people. A lot of college kids like bluegrass.
Social AcceptancePopularityHuman BehaviorPreferencesApproval I think that most of us would prefer to be popular than unpopular.
MeritPopularityTalentCreativityEvaluation There are few cases in which mere popularity should be considered a proper test of merit; but the case of song-writing is, I think, one of the few.
AuthenticityApproachabilityConnectionPopularity I hate to toot my own horn but I just feel that I know people and I know fans and I don't feel there is that Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt barrier with me. I've always felt from everyone I talk to that the fans feel like I'm tangible and they can talk to me and they know me.
