Record companies tell me to play something more commercial, but I don't want to do anything else. — Allan Holdsworth Copy Share Image
Being sued by your own record company, that's even better than receiving a Grammy — Neil Young Copy Share Image
The record companies don't give you a chance, like in the old days when they went, 'Here's a pile of money. Go… — Till Lindemann Copy Share Image
Obviously record companies tend to be following what the scene is rather than making the scene. — David Gilmour Copy Share Image
There are very few record companies who will entertain a middle-aged woman coming to them with original material. — Alison Moyet Copy Share Image
If you get rid of a lot of the poseurs by destroying record companies, maybe it's a good trade-off. — Mark Mothersbaugh Copy Share Image
We showed record companies that they shouldn't be scared just because it's an all-girl band. We could play just as well as… — Gina Schock Copy Share Image
All we had ever heard about record company people is that they were vampires and criminals...and they killed Elvis Presley. — Bjork Copy Share Image
Having a record company and putting out my own CD. There's clothes and shoes. There's also an upcoming book deal that I'm… — Metta World Peace Copy Share Image
Back when Napster first came along, I started telling everybody Napster was like shooting yourself in the foot because you're stealing music.… — Butch Trucks Copy Share Image
It's a different world now: Stars come and go quickly, and there are so many of them. I read a statistic that… — Bette Midler Copy Share Image
I applied for three jobs in record companies and was offered all of them. I took the most glamorous-sounding job in the… — Nicki Chapman Copy Share Image
You have record companies that sign acts that they think are great, and then they never do anything. Acts that they don't… — Jason Aldean Copy Share Image
In reality, there's a limit to putting a record out yourself. When it comes to working with major record companies in the… — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
By the time 1997 had rolled around, I had been in the music business for all my life, from the age of… — Eric Carmen Copy Share Image
I think the consumption of music is at an all-time high. But I think the ways that record companies are trying to… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
In 1996 or 1997, out of nowhere, Fox News comes on and it's on channel 360 on Direct TV, and out of… — Andrew Breitbart Copy Share Image
The industry has changed in that it is far more disposable than it used to be. When Boyzone came out, we were… — Ronan Keating Copy Share Image
I won't necessarily make new music because when you make a record there are these great expectations on the side of the… — Black Francis Copy Share Image
A lot of people that buy vinyl today don’t realise that they’re listening to CD masters on vinyl and that’s because the… — Neil Young Copy Share Image
We made demos of those early songs that we recorded in our guitarist's bedroom with just a reel-to-reel tape, and we sent… — Ron Mael Copy Share Image
Rap music and rap records used to always be like this: we get one or two shots to a piece cause it… — Chuck D Copy Share Image
I would sooner be robbed by a fan than a company. The fan may be broke and have but one choice. There… — Mickey Newbury Copy Share Image
This is business: they don't care about your lyrics; The better you sell, the better future for their children. Controversy sells, so… — Cormega Copy Share Image
My dream is to do whatever I want without any interference from the record company. — Sarah Vaughan Copy Share Image
I'd always been a club kid, so I was totally unaware that people had their own record companies. — Robyn Copy Share Image
This constant pressure from record companies to come up with a hit single or something like that, I find completely tiresome. — Robert Wyatt Copy Share Image
People don't really buy records anymore, so record companies won't invest in bands like us. They want cookie-cutter acts. — Curt Smith Copy Share Image
You're starting to see new record companies and business models taking shape, but it takes time. — Simon Le Bon Copy Share Image
As crises came up later on - "Oh, we have to compromise, and the record company wants to do this," I'd be… — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
It's a thanksgiving to God. It's something I have wanted to do for a long time, but the record company wasn't ready… — Aaron Neville Copy Share Image
Our first album was a stupid mistake by the record company. They tried to sell us as an alternative act. A big… — Lauryn Hill Copy Share Image
Ever since the beginning I've tried to do positive music, even though it has meant a lot of struggles against record companies… — B. J. Thomas Copy Share Image
I'm not a corporate machine. I'm not Lady Gaga, I'm not Madonna, I don't have a million dollars behind me and big… — Bebe Buell Copy Share Image
The music business has changed incredibly. There used to be 50 record companies. Now there's only three, and it's just getting smaller… — Joey McIntyre Copy Share Image
Well, the good news is that there's quite a lot of cynicism about major labels within radio and the press. I think… — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
I don't relate to what's left of the music business. There doesn't seem to be any point to it anymore. The business… — Don McLean Copy Share Image
I gave away the money advanced from my record company on my first album, I'm the type of person who likes to… — Jo Dee Messina Copy Share Image
I heard a quote once in a documentary about a band that said you're better off owning everything 100 percent and selling… — Bill Burr Copy Share Image
You could have a zillion Facebook followers. Those people don't buy records. It's about a hundred to one...Record companies, they don't have… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
