--- title: "10 Records Sold Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Records Sold quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Records Sold sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cc/dr-dre-2-22107_hip-hop_over-80-million-records-sold-and-i-ain-t_1525665.png" --- > [Over 80 million records sold and I ain't got to do it with ten or eleven year olds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-dre-2/over-80-million-records-sold-and-i-ain-t-got-to-do-it-with-ten-or/) [Dr Dre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-dre-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cc/dr-dre-2-22107_hip-hop_over-80-million-records-sold-and-i-ain-t_1525665.png) > [Uncle said I'll never sell a million records. I sold a million records like a million times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-z-2/uncle-said-i-ll-never-sell-a-million-records-i-sold-a-million-records/) [Jay Z](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-z-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/244/jay-z-2-4286_time_uncle-said-i-ll-never-sell-a-million-rec_2619061.jpg) > [To be truthful, Jay-Z wouldn't have a quarter of the records sold today if it wasn't for the white people buying his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vanilla-ice/to-be-truthful-jay-z-wouldn-t-have-a-quarter-of-the-records-sold/) [Vanilla Ice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vanilla-ice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8aa/vanilla-ice-8406_being-truthful_to-be-truthful-jay-z-wouldn-t-have-a-qua_1402521.png) > [Some musicians like to decorate their walls with discs saying: '1 million records sold in America.' I prefer to put up discs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-cullum/some-musicians-like-to-decorate-their-walls-with-discs-saying-1/) [Jamie Cullum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-cullum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b69/jamie-cullum-8484_america_some-musicians-like-to-decorate-their-wa_1556833.png) > [As a person, I've been in the business since 1969, and I never remember getting an honest count based upon how many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burning-spear/as-a-person-i-ve-been-in-the-business-since-1969-and-i-never-remember/) [Burning Spear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burning-spear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ae/burning-spear-20156_based_as-a-person-i-ve-been-in-the-business-si_2923519.png) > [I joke that I've never been burdened by having an actual hit. There's something to that. My records have sold enough to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lyle-lovett/i-joke-that-i-ve-never-been-burdened-by-having-an-actual-hit-there-s/) [Lyle Lovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lyle-lovett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2c/lyle-lovett-8466_business_i-joke-that-i-ve-never-been-burdened-by_625958.jpg) > [I think all this emphasis on sales is misguided. If you look at the Stone Roses or the Jam, you don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-turner/i-think-all-this-emphasis-on-sales-is-misguided-if-you-look-at-the/) [Alex Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-turner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27a/alex-turner-9501_great-music_i-think-all-this-emphasis-on-sales-is-mi_2857511.jpg) > [In the UK, tons of records are now sold in grocery stores, because there are no record stores - it's iTunes or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/in-the-uk-tons-of-records-are-now-sold-in-grocery-stores-because/) [Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06e/win-butler-10584_grocery-store_in-the-uk-tons-of-records-are-now-sold-i_2208664.jpg) > [I've heard that Oasis or Coldplay will sell tickets, but they can't sell records. They sold out Madison Square Garden in three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jez-williams/i-ve-heard-that-oasis-or-coldplay-will-sell-tickets-but-they-can-t/) [Jez Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jez-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/446/jez-williams-51167_garden_i-ve-heard-that-oasis-or-coldplay-will-s_69124.jpg) > [For the longest time, I was just playing music and not really expecting any success - just kind of doing it because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-newman/for-the-longest-time-i-was-just-playing-music-and-not-really/) [A.C. Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-newman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ea/a-c-newman-42955_appreciate_for-the-longest-time-i-was-just-playing_1473725.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/records-sold/#itemlist", "name": "Records Sold Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Over 80 million records sold and I ain't got to do it with ten or eleven year olds.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dr Dre" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-dre-2/over-80-million-records-sold-and-i-ain-t-got-to-do-it-with-ten-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cc/dr-dre-2-22107_hip-hop_over-80-million-records-sold-and-i-ain-t_1525665.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cc/dr-dre-2-22107_hip-hop_over-80-million-records-sold-and-i-ain-t_1525665.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cc/dr-dre-2-22107_hip-hop_over-80-million-records-sold-and-i-ain-t_1525665.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Over 80 million records sold and I ain't got to do it with ten or eleven year olds.” — Dr Dre", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Uncle said I'll never sell a million records. 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