Better Quote by John Popper

I would sooner be robbed by a fan than a company. The fan may be broke and have but one choice. There is no…

— Mickey Newbury

I didn't grasp the basic principle of being a promoter, which was: Put on music but also generate an income. I was on the…

— Alex Kapranos

I guess if I'd have more of a producer attitude, maybe I'd sell more records. But I'm basically a songwriter.

— J. J. Cale

As a creative individual, I really go out of my way to avoid the corporate scene in terms of songwriting. If the first question…

— Rodney Crowell

The business today is completely different and it's very producer driven, so that a songwriter needs to have producing chops, be a singer, songwriter,…

— Cynthia Weil

You kind of have to have no ego to be a producer and a songwriter.

— Linda Perry

I like working with other people but I'm not a songwriter, I'm a producer.

— Josh Silver

I consider myself a songwriter... I guess the business end is my songs and the fun part is playing the guitar.

— J. J. Cale

I'm a commercial-minded songwriter. I'm here to make a living and be on the radio.

— Shane McAnally

I don't think there's any problem with working with a songwriter or a producer, but I just don't think you should completely hand it…

— Howard Lawrence

It is setting goals and trying to be a business person, but at the same time not losing sight of who you are writing…

— Christine Lavin

When it comes to the business side of it, as much as you might hate it, the reality is that you give the record…

— Paolo Nutini