I don't think that old-fashioned idea of record companies exists any more. — Anonymous 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
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
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
Being sued by your own record company, that's even better than receiving a Grammy — Neil Young Copy Share Image
Record companies tell me to play something more commercial, but I don't want to do anything else. — Allan Holdsworth Copy Share Image
These record companies are going to be going out of business pretty soon, because people are just going to be downloading what… — Lester Bowie Copy Share Image
There are good people in radio and the record companies, but there are others who are completely in the wrong job and… — Allan Holdsworth 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I'm introverted, and I pay attention to my muse... Record companies used to go mad and say 'We don't know the deal… — Robert Palmer 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 think I'm just trying to show a more mature side of the band and I think we've really come into the… — Jason C. Miller 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
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
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
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
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
I challenge record companies to show me evidence of a single penny they've lost due to Napster. — Dave Rowntree Copy Share Image
The record companies didn't want 'Stony Road,' and it ended up being a gold album. They didn't want 'Blue Guitars,' and we… — Chris Rea Copy Share Image
I always thought that if record companies didn't understand me, fine - I'd go and do it by myself. — Estelle Copy Share Image
Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records. — Mos Def Copy Share Image
We've managed to have a long career that is still quite vibrant, yet we've never had to kow-tow to record companies who… — Alex Lifeson Copy Share Image
All record companies want big-selling records, and my music is a little too raw for commercial success. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
Artists were nurtured back in the '70s. Their music was developed by the record companies. — Gary Wright Copy Share Image
The digital revolution has disrupted most traditional media: newspapers, magazines, books, record companies, radio. — Ken Auletta Copy Share Image
As long as those things are on vinyl or tape or what have you, the record companies are going to release them… — Johnny Mathis Copy Share Image
It's always very special for me to work Chicago. Both of the record companies I was with, early on, were based in… — Frankie Valli Copy Share Image
