I like thinking of myself as invisible. I find it a very advantageous way to live. Unfortunately, its not the way the… — Tom Verlaine Copy Share Image
It's called the music business. We've all gone into it 'cause we love the music, and a lot of people end up… — Vinnie Paul Copy Share Image
The people who come out on top in music business have persistence. It is key! Fall down seven times; stand up eight.… — Wendy Starland Copy Share Image
I think probably my main advice to new artists is if you want to be in the music business, you need to… — Leon Russell Copy Share Image
When you're a touring musician, you're always turning over new rocks, and there's always a certain level of tension in your life.… — Mark Kozelek Copy Share Image
Many of us would probably not be in the music business - or never would have been in the music business -… — Todd Rundgren Copy Share Image
To come out in the music business, you only really get one shot. A lot of people get to play small gigs… — Dhani Harrison Copy Share Image
There are thousands of great artists that wouldn't be doing the same kind of work if there were no music business machine.… — Jeff Buckley Copy Share Image
I think that if people realize that with an mp3, you're only getting five percent of the sound that's there. But when… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
People are people, and I get a bit annoyed that the music business only focuses in on the big metropolises. I find… — Eddi Reader Copy Share Image
Music is something I must do, business is something I need to do, and Africa is something I have to do. That's… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I just feel like this guy who's visiting the music business over the weekend. Every time I write a song, I feel… — John Grant Copy Share Image
My brother started in the music business, and I was an actor - we were both in the entertainment industry, but doing… — Noah Emmerich Copy Share Image
Around 20. I'd been trying to transition from the streets to the music business, but I would make demos and then quit… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
The rise of the Internet has caused the demise of the record labels, and has destroyed the music business of old, but… — Judy Collins Copy Share Image
Nowadays, with the state of the music business, for any artist, whether you're up-and-coming or you've been in it for awhile, you… — Mary J. Blige Copy Share Image
The music business will be revitalized by musicians, not the labels or Live Nation. When the musicians decide to put music first,… — Bob Lefsetz Copy Share Image
There just is exponentially more money in the movie business than in the music business. As a result there are more people… — Adam Duritz Copy Share Image
When I was 20, I thought anyone in the music business over 25 is past it. Then at 30, you think anyone… — Vince Clarke Copy Share Image
Commercial to the core, Elvis was the kind of singer dear to the heart of the music business. For him to sing… — Albert Goldman Copy Share Image
I love what I do. I made my first record in '57. I don't think I'll ever get tired of making records… — Ray Stevens Copy Share Image
I want to contribute to the music business and put something back into it so I'll be known as the man that… — Porter Wagoner Copy Share Image
I needed a break, and going to culinary school turned a lightbulb on that I didn't have to make music. The people… — Kelis Copy Share Image
I feel like once the song is done, you put it out there and if people want to do bizarre remixes, if… — Moby Copy Share Image
Over the course of my 20-year history as an executive in the music business and as the owner of a firm that… — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
Five years after I started CD Baby, when it was a big success, the media said I had revolutionized the music business.… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
For starters, I wanted to do an acting role in a movie that had nothing to do with the music business or… — Ne-Yo Copy Share Image
Elvis Presley is all there is. There just ain't no more. Everything starts and ends with Elvis. He wrote the book. He… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
Artists and the traditional record company model are at odds. The music business has notoriously taken from the artist. That shouldn't be… — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
The music business is about people. And I think thats why I disregard the business aspect of it so much, because I… — Hayley Williams Copy Share Image
I got into the music business thinking it was really radical, that it wasn't really a business at all, that it was… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
Hollywood is about playing the game, and I can't think of any successful actresses who didn't play the game. There's a lot… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
Some musicians make and record music; other musicians play in a band... I just make and record music, and I don't feel… — Varg Vikernes Copy Share Image
Coming from the era of vinyl you could argue that everything went wrong in the music business the moment we went digital.… — Andy Summers Copy Share Image
At some points I wanted to give up on music still, because the business is just as bad as it was when… — Tweet Copy Share Image
Mentorship is really important. I really like to talk to people who have been in the music industry much longer than me… — Bat for Lashes Copy Share Image
I am disappointed in the music business, I feel like a lot of people in the music business are phoney, there's a… — Blu Cantrell Copy Share Image
Miley Cyrus, like all of us, needs to be loved. We all come from complicated parents I understand her, and I love… — Richard Simmons Copy Share Image
The music business - and I guess you could say any artistic endeavor - usually rewards those who are on the leading… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
“The music business is like any other business, y’know? When sales are going well, everything’s hunky-f**king-dory. But the second something goes wrong,… — Ozzy Osbourne Copy Share Image
