1986 in music

This is a collection of quotations about music that took place in the year 1986.

Quotes about 1986 in music

• For lovers of the ear-bleeding, the ugly, the wyrd and deranged, there might be a case for 1986 being the most formative year since the beginning of rock.
  • Noel Gardner of The Quietus (March 30, 2016) [1]

• Black Flag, the Dead Kennedys and the Minutemen all disbanded during this year, and most of the significant figures had cast themselves out through ambition – if not of stardom and cash, then of making art that challenged expectations and pushed personal boundaries.
  • Noel Gardner of The Quietus (March 30, 2016) [2]