Ability Quote by Chick Corea

The fact that file sharing goes on, and is as popular as it is, is an incredibly positive thing for the music industry. The…

— Dave Rowntree

You start to accumulate your library of music. You want that music everywhere - that's the point where we monetize. If you want portability,…

— Sean Parker

Distribution has really changed. You can make a record with a laptop in the morning and have it up on YouTube in the afternoon…

— Bonnie Raitt

It is great to have direct, unfiltered, interaction with your fans on Twitter and FaceBook, or whatever. I am not totally convinced that it…

— Chris Cain

Downloadable music is the biggest musical phenomenon since the Beatles, and the music industry is slow to come to grips with that.

— Chuck D

The technology is getting better. There will be a day when you'll be able to hear any music you want, anywhere you are, on…

— Rick Rubin

The internet is a great thing but the worst thing that it brought to the music business was piracy and it's made making stuff…

— Scott Ian

Post COVID-19, there will be a rise in the number of people only listening to songs. The rise in audio consumption is great for…

— Jubin Nautiyal

The Internet is overrated. It's much smaller an innovation than people think it is. I don't think it's changed the way anybody makes music.

— Elvis Costello

I think the special stuff [music] still finds a way to be heard, as long as you pair it with a good release strategy.

— G-Eazy

YouTube is a good way to discover new music now because it comes up with that thing at the side with other artists you…

— Jake Bugg

Everyone seems so excited by the fact that music is more accessible, people can find new artists more easily and it's cheaper, without focusing…

— Romesh Ranganathan