Artist Quote by Maya Jane Coles

The music industry the last 120 years has been insane. It's just continual chaos. So it's not unusual that something like the Internet comes…

— Joe Satriani

These are very difficult times for new artists. Back in the day, a hit song could really seep into a person's DNA with radio…

— Vivian Campbell

The way consumers interact with music is different now. It's not an albums business anymore; it's a singles business again, and the industry has…

— Troy Carter

There's something missing in the music industry today... and it's music. Songs you hear don't last, it's just product fed to you by the…

— Jimmy Buffett

So rather than really have, like a close relationship to anything that's coming out today, people are just, they've got it on as background…

— Mos Def

The music business has changed incredibly. There used to be 50 record companies. Now there's only three, and it's just getting smaller and smaller.…

— Joey McIntyre

There's definitely something broken in the music industry clearly. Partly from downloading and partly the obstacles for discovery and listener choice and artist distribution…

— Doug Walters

I think what's happenin' is that, with the overflow of music, it's been diluted. There was a time when people would go search out…

— Ice T

What's happened to the music industry, from my perspective, is a lot of great music is behind the wall that can't get through, and…

— Jimmy Iovine

Everyone seems so excited by the fact that music is more accessible, people can find new artists more easily and it's cheaper, without focusing…

— Romesh Ranganathan

The media, being what it is, is always looking for the next new thing. There are still bands out there playing, no matter what…

— Angus Young

I feel like as musicians we need to fight the Spotify thing. I feel that in some ways what’s happening in the mainstream is…

— Thom Yorke