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Music has an intrinsic value that touches Americans - they love their music, and want more.

For us music is mainly part of the entertainment world and is often a luxury.

I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over the years has been very good.

Unquestionably, our contemporary world of music is far richer, in a sense, than earlier periods, due to the historical and geographical extensions of culture to which I have referred.

I see everybody arguing about what the value of music should be instead of what I think the bigger conversation is, which is that music has value, it's subjective and we're moving to a new era where the audience is taking more responsibility for supporting artists at whatever level.

Country music has become the music that best represents the reality of American life.

I still don't believe that all pieces of music are the same price. I just don't think that's America.

The greatest music is made for love, not for money.

Music means a great deal to me.

I find that the kinds of music I'm drawn to are those that a lot of people take for granted.