Business Quote by Jimmy Buffett

Back in the '80s and '90s, when there was still a record business, there was pressure on anyone who was fortunate to have a…

— John Mellencamp

So many artists who came out during that time, including myself, were able to get on radio. New forms of singer-songwriters developed out of…

— Carly Simon

I happened to come along in the music business when there was no trend.

— Elvis Presley

Back then people closed their eyes and listened to music. Today there's a lot of images that go with the music. A lot of…

— Neil Young

I think the 60s and 70s were the peak period for the singer-songwriter, for sure.

— Andrew Gold

Certainly our records could be found in most of the mom and pop indie stores, but we still found there were a lot of…

— Lee Ranaldo

I don't know if there was really ever a golden age of the music business. Most of what was released has always been garbage…

— Adam Schlesinger

I don't relate to what's left of the music business. There doesn't seem to be any point to it anymore. The business that I…

— Don McLean

Artists were nurtured back in the '70s. Their music was developed by the record companies.

— Gary Wright

There's so much business that comes into play in the music industry, and honestly, it just got old to me.

— Sky Blu

“The old music industry is dead. We’re standing in the ruins of a business built on private jets, Cristal, $18 CDs and million-dollar recording…

— Larry Wacholtz

That era in the late '80s through the '90s was really when the music was so new, fresh, energetic, but still creative. It hadn't…

— Terry Gross