Gold Quote by J. J. Cale

What my whole object was is not to really sell records. I was trying to sell songs.

— J. J. Cale

I have so many records put away now, it was just a matter of picking 13 songs and selling it. It was all these…

— Akon

I did a lot of songs that I sold, but then they never came out and I never got paid for it. You learn…

— Ester Dean

All record companies want big-selling records, and my music is a little too raw for commercial success.

— J. J. Cale

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

— Roisin Murphy

My music is going to be true. I'm not out to sell records. I'm experiencing something, and it's what I feel.

— Joaquin Phoenix

There was a time when I gave up music completely and I sold all my equipment just because it wasn't going anywhere.

— Nav

I think these days, as an artist, you have to be slightly entrepreneurial. ...Nobody really sells records anymore.

— Boy George

It's always boiled down to the quality of your music and the quality of your deal with whoever's distributing your music: There are artists…

— Troy Carter

I grew up in an era where the record companies just sold records to everybody, and the whole family bought songs.

— Tony Bennett

The first two major label records I did what I wanted to do. It wasn't a problem until after I finished my part. They…

— Van Hunt

The record business has always mystified me. Sometimes there are reasons why things sell or don't sell that can't be understood by mere mortals.

— Paul Shaffer