Record store Quote by Jonathan Taplin

I miss independent record stores very much.

— Nick Hornby

Every record store and record chain has folded; they don't exist. They do not exist. And the only two outlets that would still sell…

— Yngwie Malmsteen

“The cultural critic Leon Wieseltier angrily noted, “The streets of American cities are haunted by the ghosts of bookstores and record stores, which have…

— Jonathan Taplin

Booksellers initially thought of Amazon as their best friend. They were coming in, and they were challenging Barnes and Noble, and Borders, which were…

— Franklin Foer

You know, we opened a record number of stores last year.

— Lee Scott

It seems preposterous now, but Amazon began as a bookstore.

— George Packer

Record stores are the backbone of the recorded music culture. It's where we go to network, browse around, and find new songs to love.…

— Joan Jett

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

The reason why bookstores are going out of business in the States is that people just can't focus on longer narratives now - even…

— Barbara Kruger

There's a whole line of critique about Amazon that's culture-based, about how they're wrecking the experience of bookstores. I personally am less focused on…

— Lina Khan

And I still buy books at B&N, Borders and Elliot Bay ... I probably shouldn't admit this. But I don't care. I love great…

— Jeff Bezos

I have watched independent record stores evaporate all over America and Europe. That's why I go into as many as I can and buy…

— Henry Rollins