Good Quote by Chad Gilbert

The pressure is all self-imposed, and it's to live up to the expectations of people who are going to shell out their hard-earned cash…

— Tom Scholz

I'm not with a label, so I haven't ever felt pressure to be a certain way. I've got a cool team who just love…

— Jorja Smith

We strive to have new records. We strive to have new songs on the radio. That feels good that we can gain those new…

— David Bryan

We have a very loyal fan base, the kind tat buys the record the day it comes out, sees every show, and that's fantastic,…

— Pat Mastelotto

I feel like fans really want to spread the word about the band. I guess when you've done three records, you feel that you…

— Yukimi Nagano

When you have a reputation for making not only good songs but great albums, that in itself creates added artistic pressure. But, at the…

— Jay-Z

A lot of people give in to those pressures and let others influence the process on their second albums because they want to achieve…

— Vanessa Carlton

I know a lot of people who jumped into a record label right away, dropped an album, and then nothing happened for them. Build…

— Kaytranada

Keeping fans loyal is a delicate balance. Therein lies the challenge for any band that's more than a couple albums deep. It's like, how…

— Ben Gibbard

I don't think it is pressure but I am aware sometimes, especially on this new album, that people were going to really pay attention.

— Richard Marx

Record sales don't really mean anything. For us, the pressure is imagining some 15-year-old kid in Cincinnati who buys our album and doesn't feel…

— Chris Martin

The fans like the idea we do what we want. It's not an act. Screw the record company and the beaten path. Without MTV…

— James Hetfield