I thought I'd be wasting my time to go to commercial record companies and make demos for them, because don't forget, I… — John Fahey 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
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
Now record companies are run by lawyers and accountants. The shift from the one to the other was definitely related to when… — David Crosby Copy Share Image
My dream is to do whatever I want without any interference from the record company. — Sarah Vaughan Copy Share Image
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
Being sued by your own record company, that's even better than receiving a Grammy — Neil Young 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
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
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
Everybody raps. We rap to make money. We do business. Ain't no other record company out there that sold as many records… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
Most of my relationships have been like that - with record companies. I've never had a legitimate business relationship with a company.… — Ornette Coleman 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 challenge record companies to show me evidence of a single penny they've lost due to Napster. — Dave Rowntree 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
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
I don't think that old-fashioned idea of record companies exists any more. — Anonymous 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
You can always pound out demos and send them to record companies, but most of the successful bands I've seen are the… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
The greatest thing that ever happened to (my career) was the breakdown of the record companies, because there were no more stupid… — John Mellencamp Copy Share Image
All the things I used to count on to get my music out there - record companies, they're all gone. And radio… — Neil Young Copy Share Image
