It seemed record companies wanted bands to be creative because they didn't know how to manufacture underground music. We could do our… — Hope Sandoval Copy Share Image
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
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
I still have every record company sending every new, hot track to me, to do music videos, so I'm chained by the… — Joseph M. Kahn Copy Share Image
People weren't buying as many records. My record company did not want me. I went through three record companies, went on tour… — Adam Ant Copy Share Image
Record companies would rather you stay dumb, not even think of it as a business, so they can either rip you off… — George Clinton 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
They're the ones, the record companies and the record industry are the one who plays artists out like that. Well, 'You're above… — B-Real 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
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
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
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'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
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 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
In reality, there's a limit to putting a record out yourself. When it comes to working with major record companies in the… — Kevin Shields Copy Share Image
You have record companies that sign acts that they think are great, and then they never do anything. Acts that they don't… — Jason Aldean Copy Share Image
I applied for three jobs in record companies and was offered all of them. I took the most glamorous-sounding job in the… — Nicki Chapman Copy Share Image
By the time 1997 had rolled around, I had been in the music business for all my life, from the age of… — Eric Carmen Copy Share Image
You go through periods of times where bands are calling the shots, and then sometimes, you've got the record companies calling the… — Paul Rodgers 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
I don't know what they're thinking about. Just because someone says, 'I like what you do' or something: They might like it… — Ornette Coleman Copy Share Image
In terms of breaking an artist traditionally, it was in the form of radio. You had to pop your record off there.… — B-Real Copy Share Image
Back when Napster first came along, I started telling everybody Napster was like shooting yourself in the foot because you're stealing music.… — Butch Trucks 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
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
About 1990 there was a huge shakeup in the music industry and the 6 major record companies fired all the music people… — Geoff Tate 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
