Aretha Quote by Clive Davis

I prefer career artists that have spent time honing their craft, as opposed to, 'I won a karaoke contest on a reality show and…

— Conor Oberst

I still don't understand the music industry that much. Everything I learned was from hanging out with rock musicians in studios. I certainly have…

— Brendan Fraser

I listen to a lot of artists like Tori Amos, Cherry Glazerr, and Patti Smith, and I kind of wanted to follow in their…

— Jade Bird

At the end of the day, there's only a few major stars in the music business, and then there's all these people that are…

— John Legend

I'm not trying to sound mean spirited, but I honestly don't know of many successful musicians who get that excited about other current artists'…

— Mark Kozelek

Every artist usually has one or two songs that really define their careers.

— Gary Wright

If you look at all the artists I've ever worked with, I'm still blessed enough to have one of the biggest singles of their…

— Sean Garrett

I think everyone respects Rock. He's obviously been in our industry his entire life in some form or fashion. He's a guy that works…

— Seth Rollins

It's not some great work of beauty and love to be a rock-and-roll singer.

— Robert Plant

I think every artist reaches a place where they want to transcend genre.

— Lecrae

“The greatest musicians never cared to be rock stars. They just wanted to play. The greatest actors never cared to be movie stars; they…

— Ron Baratono

“The average artist has a naïve, unrealistic, and disconnected view of what the music industry is, how it works, what is involved in “making…

— Loren Weisman