Music Industry Diversity Quotes

People always say, 'There are plenty of black country artists out there! There is Charley Pride! Darius Rucker!' That's all they can name. They don't understand what we go through, and a lot of people who are fans of traditional country music, as they call it, look at us and aren't going to say, 'Y'all like country music.'

One of the reasons I didn't ever pursue a career - in the music world if you're black or mixed, you need to be able to belt a song or else you're not a singer, you know?

you know...uh I'm a singer... pop singer... i'm white

Dad's fear, especially when I was 18, was that, in the music industry in the U.K., there wasn't really anybody I would aspire to who was of black origin and who was successful. It was mainly black American musicians in the charts and, at that age, I think you look for someone you can identify with, and there wasn't really anyone.

But, yeah, as far as Asian Americans go, I hope they know they can look at me and see that they can do music on their own, within a band or just on their own, and not feel like there's any barriers. I've never felt any particular barriers myself, being who I am.

There are a lot more women drummers now than there used to be, and I'd like to think that I'm part of the reason.

I don’t know if this is statistically right, but I’m assuming I have the most Grammys of anyone my age, but I haven’t won one against a white person.

I'm an advocate for women to become more aware of the different positions in the music industry.

There are not many girls doing reggaeton or urban music in the Latin music industry.

In the music industry it's just you're either Black or white, and this is the box you get put in.

Baby Got Back' was already a reflection of what was going on. I didn't see it as this gigantic political statement.