Musical Quote by Andy Summers

We went into that knowing that we were never going to sell a major record 'cause we didn't sound like these bands, so I…

— Buzz Osborne

All record companies want big-selling records, and my music is a little too raw for commercial success.

— J. J. Cale

Well it's because the record companies are pumping away with their commercial stuff. I think it's a shame.

— Marian McPartland

Before the whole [music] business was calibrated around the selling of records. I never could have imagined that live performance would become kind of…

— Arthur Fogel

I'm only interested in working on records that legitimately reflect the band's own perception of their music and existence. If you commit yourselves to…

— Steve Albini

Back in the day, if someone at the record label didn't care or like your music, it never got to the public. It just…

— Jennifer Holliday

I'm really glad we came up when we did. When we got started, the record companies were concerned with building careers. They made sure…

— Philip Bailey

I think I'm just trying to show a more mature side of the band and I think we've really come into the sound of…

— Jason C. Miller

There have been albums I've recorded in the past that have had success, and then there have been ones I've had extreme faith in,…

— Michael McDonald

The record business is an oxymoron. In the 1960s, there was an upside to selling plastic discs so labels took the risk - they…

— Tom Silverman

I think the music business is probably not happy with what we've done, because the people buying the record have actually got to pick…

— John Otway

I was never really that aware of commercial things. The stuff that was really influential to me were bands like the Misfits or the…

— Rob Zombie