Being Quote by Chris Rea

In a way, as much as we love to be a big, loud rock band, the acoustic album was a lot easier to make…

— Dave Grohl

But when our first album came out, I didn't think it was going to sell a lot of records.

— Stephan Jenkins

Our band Stereophonics never wanted to release a couple records and be the biggest band in the world for 10 minutes. We always wanted…

— Kelly Jones

It became a bit of a challenge to make an album that is essentially quite alternative sounding, and has a lot of sounds that…

— Will Farquarson

My most successful album happened back in the mid-'90s, pre-Internet times, with 'Songs For A Blue Guitar.' We were supported by Island Records; we…

— Mark Kozelek

Well, you know, back then there wasn't many albums, it was the singles. You sold singles.

— Mel Tillis

In those days it was pretty cut and dry. If you had a record company believing in you enough to cut an album then…

— Lou Gramm

I wouldn't think a blues album would be that commercially successful, but I don't really care. I'd do it for the love of blues,…

— Christine McVie

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

Rock and roll seems to have had a mellowing in the business where it got harder to sell individual records and make money doing…

— Conor Oberst

People weren't buying as many records. My record company did not want me. I went through three record companies, went on tour at the…

— Adam Ant

If you had a record company believing in you enough to cut an album then you had better have the ability to work the…

— Lou Gramm