Mean Quote by James Surowiecki

As soon as you start making a record, things start getting lined up: the promotion, possibly even a tour.

— Phil Collins

Back before Napster and Spotify, we toured to promote record sales. Now we make records to promote tour dates.

— James McMurtry

When you make a record and have to go out on tour for it, you have to go out on tour for it. Whether…

— Ted Leo

I wish records got made faster and looser with less thought in them, but since touring is so much more profitable than records, you…

— Britt Daniel

I don't plan tours necessarily around records. I know that's what most people do.

— Tom Scholz

I constantly tour, even when I don't have a record out.

— Teena Marie

As opposed to touring for three years and then going into the studio and writing an album, I think this record is representative of…

— Nuno Bettencourt

A tour is the most intense, stimulating way to hear music; it's the best form to receive it. There's genuine excitement from people. I…

— Julian Casablancas

The nature of touring is packaging acts together that have strong catalogues of music. It's about making sure that it's a winning combination. It's…

— Vivian Campbell

We love to make records, and we love to tour.

— David Bryan

Touring has been a new part of my life in a lot of ways. We've just been touring massively since the record came out…

— ZZ Ward

Touring definitely helps sell albums. Things have changed. I've noticed now more than ever when you market an album, get radio play/video play etc.…

— Classified