Art Quote by Mick Jagger

Many artists who sign deals in the US and UK get the benefit of worldwide promotion and have a better shot at breaking globally.

— Wendy Starland

I suppose we don't know that much about how the music business operates in the U.K., but from what I've heard, it's a pretty…

— Chad Gilbert

I think the music business is changing. Artists that don't want to tour and just want to collect royalty checks and stay home are…

— Steve Earle

There's always tons of crap music people are trying to sell us - [it's] the same way with publishers and galleries.

— Scott McClanahan

Because U.K. artists aren't compensated when their music is played on U.S. radio ­stations, U.S. artists aren't ­compensated when their records are played on…

— Neil Portnow

I don't want artists to find themselves in a situation where there are only two buyers. That just doesn't seem like a good outcome.

— John Landgraf

I don't mind what the market is, but why is it vapid? If they're such a bunch of idiots, why don't you show them…

— Kristin Hersh

It's a very competitive market. AEG has a ticketing platform, Stubhub has grown their marketshare, Vivid has come out of nowhere. It's not like…

— Michael Rapino

I've heard that Oasis or Coldplay will sell tickets, but they can't sell records. They sold out Madison Square Garden in three hours. And…

— Jez Williams

The players in the promotion business today are, by and large, not in it for the art anymore. It's all about how many bucks…

— Sid Bernstein

It's a strange thing, this idea that for some reason, if a lot of people like what you're doing, it's therefore not very good.…

— James Corden

I think another thing is that we don't really want exclusivity. We accept that it is in the artist's interest to be on sale…

— Peter Gabriel