Aspect Quote by James Dean Bradfield

The music industry has completely restructured itself in the last couple of years because it hasn't been making money. Labels are signing bands they…

— Caroline Polachek

I have so many indie bands on my iPod. What I don't really understand is the attitude that if a band is unknown, they're…

— Taylor Swift

They praise these tiny indie bands, but if a band finally gets mainstream success, the same people who praised them attack them for 'selling…

— Kyle Baker

I think basically, there are some bands and acts who feel the need to cultivate a persona or act a certain way or get…

— Dan Smith

Being in an indie band is running a never-ending, rewarding, scary, low-margin small business.

— Jack Conte

The bottom line is the bigger you get as a band, the more people tell you how great you are in the band and…

— John Dolmayan

A band that makes records and tours is also a business. That's usually where a lot of disagreements come. It's four guys who are…

— Chris Cornell

If you're on an indie label, you're not getting enough money. And if you're on a major, you're not getting enough support.

— Kate Nash

Being in a band, a lot of times people think of what you're doing in terms of a competition. They talk about where you…

— John Flansburgh

When you start out as a band, you stake your claim and you go for it. And there's a part of you that dreams…

— Edward Kowalczyk

I think sometimes people have a different idea of what starting a band is going to be.

— Davey Havok

A more important reason is that the bands will intuitively trust someone they think is a peer, and who speaks fondly of the same…

— Steve Albini