Knows Quote by Nile Rodgers

Over the years, when you're in a band with a catalog like Aerosmith's, you accumulate a lot of instruments to duplicate those songs.

— Joe Perry

Recorded music is more a marketing tool than a revenue source.

— Irving Azoff

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

— J. J. Cale

Record companies are not unique. Artists are. Period!

— Jimmy Iovine

I used to judge the quality of music by whether I could make a 90-minute cassette and not repeat any artists.

— John Hughes

Record labels collude with some of the radio stations, and the radio stations have their play lists, dependent upon what they call the, quote,…

— Michael Eric Dyson

You gotta remember: the record industry, in order for it to really thrive, has got to attract great people.

— Jimmy Iovine

People are doing what they can these days and looking for creative ways to sell music.

— Greg Laswell

The amazing thing about music is that however many thousands of records I've got now, I know that there are still thousands more that…

— Mike D

It takes a lot of money to make music and get it to people. It takes a lot of time to make a record…

— Grieves

Back in the '80s and '90s, when there was still a record business, there was pressure on anyone who was fortunate to have a…

— John Mellencamp

People in the music business say don't make too many records because they'll compete against one another.

— Chick Corea