I'm really happy that I got to work with such fresh talent. In a day when record companies are not particularly good… — Robin Gibb Copy Share Image
I certainly never doubted the ability for the guys to get together and make good music, but there was so much legal… — John Bush Copy Share Image
I've been wanting to sing for a long time. I've been singing all my life, and I've tried different record companies, but… — Fantasia Barrino Copy Share Image
Today on social media, you can release anything and everybody will hear it. Back in the day, that was your only outlet,… — Keith Sweat Copy Share Image
Pop was initially ignored as a moneymaker by the recording industry. In the seventies they were still relying on Frank Sinatra and… — Tony Visconti Copy Share Image
Mostly I've never let record companies become involved with my music, which was a very smart thing that my first manager Dave… — Graham Parker Copy Share Image
The internet seems to be what a lot of independent bands are doing these days. They're bypassing the studio - the big… — David Gilmour Copy Share Image
Actually, I have another record I made with them in 1976, but I've had such a bad experience with record companies, because… — Ornette Coleman Copy Share Image
Like, when we did Parliament and Funkadelic and Bootsy, it was actually one thing. But there were so many people that you… — Gary Snyder Copy Share Image
I can do whatever I want, I can have my band, I can use different people, I can use studio players, it's… — Richard Patrick Copy Share Image
As I look back, I understand what [the record company] was getting at. They were trying to market a record and make… — Michael Buble Copy Share Image
Because record companies do not routinely release sales figures the way film studios do, the weekly charts in trade publications like 'Billboard'… — Robert Hilburn Copy Share Image
Albums aren't even selling anymore and there's a reason for that. Record companies are just signing single and ring tone deals and… — Rahki Copy Share Image
I find it ironic that now water is more expensive than music. On the one hand, record companies can't go crying when… — Tom Morello Copy Share Image
Everybody's career is different. In this new age of being able to talk to the whole world at once, the possibilities are… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
And looking at today's music scene, I think it's cool that there are a lot of consumers and fans not limited by… — Juice Newton Copy Share Image
Some record labels want to package you in a certain way and we didn't want that. Once the record company saw we… — Christian Burns Copy Share Image
I was studying to be a doctor like every good Indian boy, and doing music on the side as a hobby. Then… — Jay Sean Copy Share Image
There are a lot of people, especially the younger generation who don't feel that they need to support the artists by buying… — Bob Mould Copy Share Image
We were a very popular live band in London, packing in 6,000 people a night, and the record companies that came after… — Dave Clark Copy Share Image
It's quite a mistake to think that music fans don't work on major record companies. Sometimes, you know, you do find some… — James Dean Bradfield Copy Share Image
I'm a fan of music documentaries and I always love seeing what goes on behind the scenes. In kind of the new… — Israel Houghton Copy Share Image
The old ways still apply. You can still send tapes to record companies, and there are record companies, you know, there are… — David Gilmour Copy Share Image
What was great about the 80s was that you still had record companies who would get behind developing you as an artist.… — Marc Almond Copy Share Image
The internet has not granted us more control in relation to the record company because we're still bound by an agreement with… — Rivers Cuomo Copy Share Image
Concerning iTunes, the deals have mainly been done with the record companies. But the artists, with some exceptions, haven't been very well-represented.… — Peter Gabriel Copy Share Image
Kids are taking music for free all the time. They have Spotify, Pandora... The record companies aren't making the kind of music… — Malcolm D. Lee Copy Share Image
Oh, you know record companies. . . at the end of the day, it's business. If you analyse it, you're just a… — Enrique Iglesias Copy Share Image
When it all started, record companies - and there were many of them, and this was a good thing - were run… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
My audience is the baby-boomers, the bulk of the population. This is also a group that is being ignored by most record… — Helen Reddy Copy Share Image
Western record companies haven't always dealt with African musicians in the best way. Giving them a lot of money and telling them… — Youssou N'Dour Copy Share Image
There's no more record companies, so I have to get on the Internet and let people know the album is out there.… — Joe Walsh Copy Share Image
Make a record in your bedroom on a cheap computer, play it on pirate radio, and that's what's it's all about. You… — Kieran Hebden Copy Share Image
![“Like, when we did Parliament and Funkadelic and Bootsy, it was actually one thing. But there were so many people that you could split them up into different groups. And then, when we went out on tour and they [the record companies] would see us all up there together - we had five, six guitars…” quote by Gary Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/bc9/gary-snyder-4502_bass_like-when-we-did-parliament-and-funkadel_881804.jpg)
![“As I look back, I understand what [the record company] was getting at. They were trying to market a record and make it as commercially acceptable as possible. It hurt me and my credibility with critics.” quote by Michael Buble](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f48/michael-buble-6948_acceptable_as-i-look-back-i-understand-what-the-rec_1464713.jpg)
