Audience Quote by John Perry Barlow

Musicians by and large make a living with a relationship with an audience that is economically harnessed through performance and ticket sales.

— John Perry Barlow

I do work a lot. I mean, most of my income, I would say, comes from live performances. And then you've got publishing, you've…

— Elton John

Here's the way the licensing works ... If you write a song, nobody can record your song before you do without your permission. But,…

— Frank Zappa

I haven't the faintest idea what my royalties are. I haven't the faintest idea how many copies of books sold, or how many books…

— Joyce Carol Oates

Talking about a materialistic thing, I get about 13 times more royalties from Europe than I do from America.

— Elliott Carter

I can tell you this, if it wasn't for my book royalties, I'd be in debt.

— Benny Hinn

I've been getting publishing royalties and stuff like that. I have just been lucky. They come in at the right time. Sometimes they don't,…

— Pharoah Sanders

You might be a redneck if Exxon and Conoco have offered you royalties for your hair.

— Jeff Foxworthy

Those of us who had a perfectly happy childhood should be able to sue for deprivation of literary royalties.

— Chris Patten

Let's crowd source, curate, and add royalties to books

— Walter Isaacson

That an author takes a bow is not humility but presumption. What does the paleface want on the stage afterwards? But before the performance…

— Karl Kraus

I had a very unusual contract. Most artists actually pay for their record dates and it comes out of their royalties. I paid for…

— Jo Stafford

Many first-time authors are not concerned about the advance or royalties, they want the notoriety. They get smarter on their second book and look…

— Dan Poynter

I would say the hummingbird really deserves the royalties on [some of my songs].

— Leonard Cohen

I would always find a way to blow the deal and I'm not sure why. I think there was part of me that wasn't…

— Oscar Isaac