Music Business Quotes

205 Music Business quotes by 170 unique authors

The music business is motivated by money. Music is motivated by energy and feelings. — Erykah Badu
Music and the music business are two different things. — Erykah Badu
The music business is not a good place for people who don't know things. — Mary J. Blige
From being a little girl in the projects, going through all of the mess that I was going through, to ending up at the Inauguration… — Mary J. Blige
I've done well, I've been disappointed, and I think it all goes back to you. Of course the labels are going to be the labels.… — Mary J. Blige
Nowadays, with the state of the music business, for any artist, whether you're up-and-coming or you've been in it for awhile, you have to explore… — Mary J. Blige
This music business can suck all the love out of you, all the compassion for people - you can start to think you're better than… — Mary J. Blige
When I first came to New York I was a dancer, and a French record label offered me a recording contract and I had to… — Madonna Ciccone
If this company is about anything, it's about discipline and staying focused. — Jimmy Iovine
We live in an age of music for people who don't like music. The record industry discovered some time ago that there aren't that many… — T Bone Burnett
That's not easy to find in a corporate world, somebody who cares about music. — Michael Penn
Music is spiritual. The music business is not. — Van Morrison
[Commercial radio] is owned by one or two corporations now, and they're not in the music business. They're in the advertising business.... So let's not… — Elvis Costello
With my quick success, I didn't have time to learn the ropes of the music business. Because my first record was such a hit, I… — Phoebe Snow
The music business was not safe, but it was FUN. It was like falling in love with a woman you know is bad for you,… — Lionel Richie
When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music. — Larry Mullen, Jr.
I write songs. Then I record them. And later, maybe I perform them on stage. That's what I do. That's my job. Simple. I don't… — Van Morrison
You can't ask me to explain the lyrics because I won't do it...I always believed that I have something important to say and I said… — Lou Reed
My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don't. — Simon Cowell
The movie business is very difficult but the music business is just impossible. So I'll play in bands and record and play songs with other… — Jeremy Renner
Being in the music business is a totally different industry right there. — Christina Milian
I have major respect for Kenny Chesney and Carrie Underwood and Sugarland. They are wonderful. They're superstars in the music business. — Darius Rucker
The people on the business side in the music business are kind of different from the theatre business. I think it's partly because there are… — Tim Curry
My skin is an art gallery right, with paintings and crucifixes hoping to save me from all the dangers in the music business — Nas
I always knew, that in some way, I'd be connected to, and involved in, the music business. — Jeff Healey

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