Ability Quote by John Bush

We went into that knowing that we were never going to sell a major record 'cause we didn't sound like these bands, so I…

— Buzz Osborne

The real producers back in the day didn't sit there and play every single instrument. They made sure the record had the best performance…

— Kenny Beats

It's quite a mistake to think that music fans don't work on major record companies. Sometimes, you know, you do find some good people…

— James Dean Bradfield

I think right now, you've seen these artists pop up over the last decade who've flirted with branching together a lot of different kinds…

— Eric Church

I think the Ambitious Lovers never got their due- we had terrible management and at that point, we were on major labels and we…

— Arto Lindsay

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

As long as we were making music that we felt was of the same quality, there was no reason to stop making records, but…

— John Dolmayan

Artists and the traditional record company model are at odds. The music business has notoriously taken from the artist. That shouldn't be the narrative.

— Steve Stoute

When I was a youngster, I wrote all this music - it just came out of me - and I think record executives were…

— Fantastic Negrito

There are good people in radio and the record companies, but there are others who are completely in the wrong job and holding music…

— Allan Holdsworth

The misconception about the record company is that they were the ones who got me wearing short skirts, or got me to do my…

— Grace Potter

The record companies don't give you a chance, like in the old days when they went, 'Here's a pile of money. Go make a…

— Till Lindemann