The intentions of record companies are not good, from the musician's perspective. — Melissa Auf der Maur Copy Share Image
I think everyone should sell whatever product they want to sell for whatever price they want to sell it for, but ultimately… — Anonymous 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
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
Record companies, I found out, can put out compilations without your permission. — Pink Copy Share Image
Obviously, it's designed by record company executives who want a cheap success, and they don't want to give money to anybody and… — Steven Morrissey 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
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
The imminent demise of the large record companies as gatekeepers of the world's popular music is a good thing, for the most… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
There's this thing called compulsory licensing law that allows artists through the record companies to take your music at will without your… — Prince Copy Share Image
It was a chance meeting with a lady at Mariah Carey's record company who was here in our office, actually. And I… — James Corden Copy Share Image
Leaving the record companies tweaked something inside me and I realised I don't have to deal with labels to make something happen.… — Imogen Heap Copy Share Image
They wanted to 'radiofy' what I was doing. I was also in a position where I was compromised. I was much younger… — Damien Rice Copy Share Image
...I got a call from a record company offering me a contract, I did not want to take it because the Lord… — Alice Coltrane Copy Share Image
The music pot is broad. It's just unfortunate that the record companies cry the blues as frequently as they do. — Vance Gilbert Copy Share Image
PW spent time with Sigel in a New York recording studio shortly before he went away on his federal gun possession charge.… — Beanie Sigel Copy Share Image
One of the central flaws in the state of contemporary music is that the major record companies have failed to incorporate that… — Moby Copy Share Image
A lot of very popular mainstream artists are products of record companies and marketing companies, and any time anyone can stand outside… — Marco Brambilla Copy Share Image
I used to enjoy all the white bands when I was a kid listening to the radio. But the record companies, they… — Miles Davis Copy Share Image
When radio stations started playing music the record companies started suing radio stations. They thought now that people could listen to music… — Niklas Zennstrom 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
At the (record company) meeting Paul just kept mithering on about what we were going to do, so in the end I… — John Lennon 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
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