Black Quote by Mat Kearney

With 'City of Black & White,' I wanted a record that would make you feel good, that would sort of take you up in…

— Mat Kearney

Seeing what kinds of songs work in other cities and other parts of the world was pretty eye-opening. I know it changed how I…

— Andy Grammer

No one sells records anymore. It's all about touring. It's all greatest hits records and box sets. And even those don't sell. People just…

— Frank Stallone

If I'd known white people were going to buy my last album, I never would have recorded it.

— Lauryn Hill

I never really paid attention to sales until the second record.

— Daniel Johns

But when our first album came out, I didn't think it was going to sell a lot of records.

— Stephan Jenkins

I would say that my peak was making my first million at the ripe age of 29, after the first album.

— Anita Baker

I think most bands probably peak on their first album. We peaked on our third album. On the first album, I feel like I…

— Johnny Ramone

It would have been better if the first album sold well, the second sold better and the third really took off. Maybe that would've…

— Jani Lane

I made this record in the late '80s called 'Diamonds and Dirt,' and it was a big hit. It had five No. 1's, and…

— Rodney Crowell

The first record I bought may have been Del Shannon's 'Runaway.'

— Joey Ramone

I don't recall what the first record I bought was, but I definitely remember hearing Creedence's 'Born on the Bayou' and going out and…

— Harry Dean Stanton