--- title: "1 Artists Contracts Quotes By Roy Ayers" description: "1 Artists Contracts quotes by Roy Ayers. Plus more from Roy Ayers and more Artists Contracts sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a77/roy-ayers-18278_art_most-artists-have-contracts-directly-wit_2735307.jpg" --- > [Most artists have contracts directly with the record company, and when they do music, all of their music is owned by the record company. But I did mine through a production company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-ayers/most-artists-have-contracts-directly-with-the-record-company-and-when/) [Roy Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-ayers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a77/roy-ayers-18278_art_most-artists-have-contracts-directly-wit_2735307.jpg) ## More by Roy Ayers > [I don't think I'm really so unique. If every black person looked at their life they would quickly discover that they have been influenced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-ayers/i-don-t-think-i-m-really-so-unique-if-every-black-person-looked-at/) [Roy Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-ayers/) > [I don't like rap that you can't understand. The youth is so quick and alert.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-ayers/i-don-t-like-rap-that-you-can-t-understand-the-youth-is-so-quick-and/) [Roy Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-ayers/) > [I was with PolyGram; that was the big label that I was with for the longest, like 12 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-ayers/i-was-with-polygram-that-was-the-big-label-that-i-was-with-for-the/) [Roy Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-ayers/) > [The true beauty of music is that it connects peopl. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-ayers/the-true-beauty-of-music-is-that-it-connects-peopl-it-carries-a/) [Roy Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-ayers/) > [I generally sell my records online or at the show. You can undersell the distributor and the stores, and people know what they're getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-ayers/i-generally-sell-my-records-online-or-at-the-show-you-can-undersell/) [Roy Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-ayers/) > [I'm celebrating my 40th year in show business this year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-ayers/i-m-celebrating-my-40th-year-in-show-business-this-year/) [Roy Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-ayers/) > [People are always defining and re-defining music. My style of playing has been characterized as smooth jazz and acid jazz. I listen as I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-ayers/people-are-always-defining-and-re-defining-music-my-style-of-playing/) [Roy Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-ayers/) > [You grow and learn a lot about the industry and what happens behind closed doors over the years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-ayers/you-grow-and-learn-a-lot-about-the-industry-and-what-happens-behind/) [Roy Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-ayers/) > [I still look good. I'm trippin', but people tell me that all the time. So check it out, I'm 63, and still kicking. I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-ayers/i-still-look-good-i-m-trippin-but-people-tell-me-that-all-the-time-so/) [Roy Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-ayers/) > [I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo Da Vinci did that. Artists don't always feel the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-ayers/i-was-being-an-artist-being-sensitive-and-technical-as-artists-are-i/) [Roy Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-ayers/) > [The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-ayers/the-true-beauty-of-music-is-that-it-connects-people-it-carries-a/) [Roy Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-ayers/) > [People in England were coming up to me, saying, My mother and father turned me on to your music. This happened to me 20…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-ayers/people-in-england-were-coming-up-to-me-saying-my-mother-and-father/) [Roy Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-ayers/) > [I've been sampled so much and I'm glad it's happened, it's a great compliment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-ayers/i-ve-been-sampled-so-much-and-i-m-glad-it-s-happened-it-s-a-great/) [Roy Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-ayers/) > [Some people really trip on success or popularity. My friends would talk to me about that, about tripping on all this stuff, but you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-ayers/some-people-really-trip-on-success-or-popularity-my-friends-would/) [Roy Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-ayers/) > [I couldn't get my album played over the so-called smooth jazz stations. Jazz stations would not play it. You don't always know who you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-ayers/i-couldn-t-get-my-album-played-over-the-so-called-smooth-jazz/) [Roy Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-ayers/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artists-contracts/roy-ayers/#itemlist", "name": "1 Artists Contracts Quotes By Roy Ayers", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Most artists have contracts directly with the record company, and when they do music, all of their music is owned by the record company. 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