Art Quote by Nick Lowe

With my records, it's just a matter of trying to create something fresh for myself in a very finite context, which is the pop…

— Tom Verlaine

You're not going out there to make a living out of it by selling records. You want acclaim and you want to know people…

— Kevin Drew

All record companies want big-selling records, and my music is a little too raw for commercial success.

— J. J. Cale

Our music is weird. It's not pop. I don't know why so many people buy our records.

— Ad-Rock

It's not my concern to make a commercial pop record. I want to make a record of music that I would listen to, that…

— Crystal Bowersox

I would love the record industry to be more receptive to my music but all they are interested in is style over content.

— Leo Sayer

It's hard to get people at a record company to talk about music. They don't seem to want to talk about music, it's all…

— Henry Rollins

I realize I've really been blessed with you know, with just being able to make great music and that's where it starts for me…

— Ciara

I don't make records for this medium with which we're going to sell it. The selling of it can never be more important than…

— Jason Pierce

If you listen to my record, I'm just honest about stupid stuff most normal people wouldn't put in a pop song.

— Kesha

I learned in the last few years that it's really unhappy and really unsustainable to try and base your well being on something as…

— Moby

Music is the one part of the entertainment business where you can't fool anybody into buying a record.

— Nile Rodgers