Art Quote by Lisa Lopes

We have a few artists that seem to sell enough to pay back what it costs to make a record.

— Alan Sparhawk

I think these days, as an artist, you have to be slightly entrepreneurial. ...Nobody really sells records anymore.

— Boy George

I suspect that we might actually start selling some records with these artists in about 10 years. Some the people who invested, they're a…

— Branford Marsalis

There's this weird misconstrued notion that everybody in this industry is rich. A lot of people in the industry are mad exploited. It's not…

— Ethel Cain

There's really no money per se to be made on records. We used to make a lot of money on records. Now, all of…

— Joey Kramer

We're in an era where the demand is for immediate hits that are destined to become obsolescent. Six months later, everyone forgets the artist…

— Tony Bennett

You gotta' sell a million records before you talk about getting paid at a major [label].

— Betty Wright

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 you become a commodity to a record label because you're making them millions of dollars, you can take all of your artistic integrity…

— Mark McGrath

You know, the record business is much different than being artist on stage.

— Herb Alpert

That's my favorite subject because it really levels the playing field for artists these days. You don't have to sell out to the record…

— Roger McGuinn

Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records.

— Mos Def