Concerts Quote by Michael Rapino

History has shown that even in a recession, consumers go to shows.

— Michael Rapino

Smart recessionary marketing means not waiting for business to return to normal. Instead, you should cash in on this invaluable opportunity your more cautious…

— Sarah Carter

I'm glad about what's happening to the music business. This last crop of people we had in the 90s, who are going away now,…

— James Taylor

We have not had a ton of innovation and marketing in the concert industry, much like the record industry. We have been a fairly…

— Michael Rapino

I think we could have done a lot more great music, so I was disappointed that we didn't continue making records and touring, but…

— Jerry Harrison

We're not uncomfortable with it, and we've already been through enough of the music business where I'm not really worried that commercial success is…

— Jerry Garcia

A lot that was happening in 2005, 2006, good and bad, the beats reflected it. It was a lot of money around. People was…

— Gucci Mane

There are a lot of musicians who are still desperately trying to pretend that it's 1998 and by having a huge marketing campaign, they…

— Moby

I think that any time reality doesn't match your expectations, it means that marketing was involved.

— Seth Godin

Oh yeah - for sure - hardly a week doesn't go by when I don't hear something wonderful that someone has made in some…

— David Knopfler

Everyone's talking about how no one is buying records any more, but to me it's quite logical. In the 1990s, music was so hardcore-marketed…

— Robyn

The concert industry lags dramatically behind the great hospitality businesses out there, whether they're theme parks or hotels or sporting events.

— Michael Rapino