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Mainstream Quotes

On chasing, avoiding, and defining the mainstream.

These mainstream quotes take mixed views on popular culture, from embracing wide accessibility to actively avoiding mainstream labels. See Art quotes for more on creative identity.

If it's accessible by hundreds of millions of people, then it's as mainstream as it gets.

Quotes by Warren Ellis

The mainstream is generally garbage. Look at the heavily subsidized theaters.

Quotes by Steven Berkoff

I would say that I'm pretty mainstream.

Quotes by Ron Paul

The mainstream thinks that every skateboarder aspires to be in the X Games.

Quotes by Rob Dyrdek

America Quotes

Performance has to be mainstream art. This is what I'm fighting for.

Quotes by Marina Abramovic

Being mainstream is fun.

Quotes by Mabel

Black people are not often considered mainstream.

Quotes by Lamman Rucker

I don't ever wanna be mainstream.

Quotes by Katya Zamolodchikova

I listen to jazz mainly. Mainstream jazz.

Quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Anything Quotes

Yes, the mainstream media is painfully biased.

Quotes by Jedediah Bila

I never wrote music for the mainstream.

Quotes by Hozier

Washington is totally out of touch with mainstream America.

Quotes by Evan Bayh

I don't like anything in the mainstream and they don't like me.

Quotes by Bill Hicks

What I've become good at is bringing things that aren't necessarily mainstream to the mainstream.

Quotes by Ashton Kutcher

Art Quotes

A lot of gay-themed films are terrible. And mainstream audiences and the press aren't interested, understandably.

Quotes by Andrew Haigh

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do these quotes like or dislike the mainstream?
It's mixed - some embrace wide popularity, while others actively avoid or criticize the mainstream label.
What does the quote about accessibility argue?
It suggests that reaching hundreds of millions of people is essentially what makes something mainstream, regardless of genre.
Is there a quote about a specific music genre?
Yes, one mentions listening mainly to jazz, specifically mainstream jazz.
What's the harshest view of the mainstream here?
One quote dismisses the mainstream as generally low quality, pointing to heavily subsidized theaters as an example.
Where can I read more on creative identity?
Our Art quotes page covers related themes.

One line singles out mainstream jazz specifically, while another dismisses the mainstream as generally low quality. Browse Anything and Become quotes for related pages.