Culture Quote by Jaron Lanier

People think that it's their sovereign right to download music and not have to pay for it.

— Johnny Kelly

There's a lot of ideology about "free", that we can have free services, free content, it's one of the reasons why the music industry…

— Andrew Keen

We have to be very clear about what we're doing to our music. We're giving away free albums. Now think about the psyche of…

— David Banner

With some people, that love of music is just buried in them. It's so deep in them that they would play for free because…

— Kim Basinger

I don't worry so much about whether people are buying my music or getting it for free.

— Corey Smith

Music is everywhere - you consume it every day, everywhere you go. The content creator should be compensated. It's only fair.

— Jay-Z

It makes no sense to me at all to give away music for free. The very fact that we have to do that cheapens…

— Paul Young

For some, music is a limitless source of cheap content, just waiting to be exploited.

— Mick Hucknall

Because I don't believe music can be free unless it has something to be free from.

— Chuck Mangione

I guess I'm not saying that I think music should be free, but I do think that if people can get it for free,…

— Kevin Parker

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I don't think music should be free.

— Trent Reznor

I think the [music] industry really suffered from music being available online because it made young people feel, "why should you pay for music,…

— Corinne Bailey Rae