Rock music certainly isn’t as popular as it used to be, there’s no denying that, and there are even people out there who think rock music is dead, but Pete Wentz disagrees. Wentz recently wrote an article for Variety, and he stated that he believes rock is alive, but it’s just changed.
Wentz referenced bands such as Twenty One Pilots and Imagine Dragons as groups that are still waving the flag for rock ‘n’ roll.
“Today, you can’t necessarily think, “Rock music has to be this and it can’t be that.” We’re challenging the notion of what rock music can be. Listening to a playlist might mean going from a Beatles song into Twenty One Pilots into Lil Yachty. Kids are going to arenas to see Imagine Dragons and to hear those big songs. But they’re also checking out Bleachers and Jack Antonoff; he’s one of the biggest pop producers — one who clearly approaches songs as a kid in his bedroom listening to punk rock. Then there’s Lorde. Her records are considered rock or alternative albums. I remember hearing her debut for the first time and thinking, This thing is a game changer.”
You can check out the full article here.
