Industry Quote by Irene Cara

I had walked away from the music industry because I had a certain integrity and all that.

— Jeff Gutt

During the time that my recording career seemed to be in a slump a music called disco came on the scene and literally took…

— Dionne Warwick

The only way I was allowed to play was by convincing bands to let me do a few songs while they set up. That…

— Beck

It disturbed me that the music industry had gone down the drain, even though people were listening to more music than ever and from…

— Daniel Ek

Me making music happened not even from a desire to make records.

— Roisin Murphy

As a young singer, a record company wanted me to be a rock singer. I told them I couldn't because I didn't understand the…

— Frank Sinatra Jr

I suppose that by being absent from the music business, it appeared that I just dropped out, but really I never did. I was…

— Cat Stevens

I wasn't pursuing a musical career or anything. It just happened and then it was there.

— Ian Astbury

I was just burnt out. I didn't like the music business and I didn't like me. There's an element of falseness about the whole…

— Rick Astley

I didn't join a band and didn't get famous to stop playing music.

— Shavo Odadjian

I didn't start in the music business to make money.

— Porter Wagoner

So there was a way for you to get promoted and survive as an artist without worrying about AM radio hits.

— Todd Rundgren