Music business Quotes · Page 5

My advice to anyone wanting to get into the music business, is always be ready to learn and remain humble.

— Rayvon Owen

I think it's a reflection of the music business in general, which to me seems very fragmented.

— Kathy Valentine

“Some were only there to see and be seen. Some to watch the fall. People love free booze and a car crash.”

— Chris DiCroce

Well, I very quickly saw what a boys club it was in the music business. That is always a hurdle.

— Peaches

Independent artists and labels have always been the trend setters in music and the music business.

— Shawn Fanning

I had no idea that I could sustain a career as an artist. But, I loved music and wanted to be in…

— Ray Stevens

The music business is a weird business. Sometimes licensing doesn't happen because some business component that you never knew about stops it.

— Ben Folds

The music business inspires designers, and designers inspire the music business.

— Tina Knowles

If I couldn't get to where I wanted to by being my organic self - which is a smart, funny, unapologetically black…

— Amanda Seales

I think in certain areas the demand is greater than it has ever been, and my business is better than it's been…

— George Shearing

That's one of the problems with making music your business, it becomes a business. You're no longer just this kid who is…

— Mojo Nixon

When I was first introduced to the music business, I learned how to make beats. All my friends rapped, but nobody made…

— Kid Ink

I think there are so, so, so, so many things you have to be... to do this... you know, to keep going…

— John 5

I think the music business is changing. Artists that don't want to tour and just want to collect royalty checks and stay…

— Steve Earle

One of the most humbling gigs I've ever had was I was paid by a neighbor to go get a dead bird…

— Walker Hayes

There's so many people in the music business or even in general who will tell you that you can't do this or…

— Jeremy Davis

“The daily mindfulness, consistency, and discipline is ultimately more important than the amount of time. In other words, it’s more about quality…

— Simon S. Tam

The '60s was a magical time in the music business. So much creativity and talent. I think a lot of it came…

— Frankie Valli

I don't know if there was really ever a golden age of the music business. Most of what was released has always…

— Adam Schlesinger

One woman I interviewed, Amanda Ghost, said, "Let's not bullshit, there are no women at the top of the music business, and…

— Laura Marling

I think for a lot of new bands, although they have a lot of opportunity, this music business is not giving them…

— Susan Ann Sulley

“Many such top performers overcame their average—or even below-average—intellects and nonexistent aptitudes to develop outstanding abilities in disciplines such as chess, music,…

— Sean Patrick

I heard someone from the music business saying they are no longer looking for talent, they want people with a certain look…

— Joni Mitchell

“The most devastating thing artists can do to their career is get in their own way, and way too many people do.…

— Loren Weisman

I know a lot of people in the music business who came from working-class backgrounds and they vote Tory.

— Shaun Ryder

Too often, the music business allowed third-party companies to innovate for us - and that simply does not work anymore.

— Jimmy Iovine

The best decision I ever made, period, was to get into the music business.

— Ja Rule

Education is extremely important, especially in my business, the music business.

— Ludacris

I think now the music is good. I tell people all the time who like to be in the music business you…

— Master P

I decided I couldn't ever again deal with the megabusiness end of the music business.

— John Waite

If you make music with business in your head, it'll show. I make it from the heart. There's a difference.

— GRiZ

Who would want to break into [the music business]? It's like a bank that's already been robbed.

— Randy Newman

I tell people I'm big in the music business like a barnacle is big in shipping.

— Vance Gilbert

If you think the music business is the be-all and end-all of life, you're in big trouble.

— Simon Rattle

Singers come and go; the music business waxes and wanes. The blues are popular and unpopular, often at the same time.

— Linda Barnes

I think the music business will eventually crush me, but I [smiles]... I'm ready.

— Elliott Smith

I think the music business is as crass and as unrewarding as it has ever been.

— Dennis DeYoung

The worst thing about the music business is the business part of it. Business has nothing whatever to do with writing, playing…

— Charlotte Caffey

If this company is about anything, it's about discipline and staying focused.

— Jimmy Iovine

Retire for what? What would I do? I made my name as a person that is helping. I'm like Moses in the…

— James Brown