Always Quote by Paul Shaffer

The record business is an oxymoron. In the 1960s, there was an upside to selling plastic discs so labels took the risk - they…

— Tom Silverman

You got to understand: when you go into a record company and give them a something that doesn't sound like what's on the radio,…

— Shaggy

I always felt that's why people buy records anyhow is because they get that vicarious excitement and thrill that they don't get unless they…

— Cosimo Matassa

It would be ridiculous to say I don't want to sell records, but I trust my taste.

— Earl Sweatshirt

What my whole object was is not to really sell records. I was trying to sell songs.

— J. J. Cale

The record business sucks!

— Tionne Watkins

I think the music business is probably not happy with what we've done, because the people buying the record have actually got to pick…

— John Otway

People are buying my life when they're buying those records. I hate to sound bigheaded or something, but that's the reality of it. Suddenly,…

— Peter Frampton

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

— J. J. Cale

I think there are records that will sell, and I think what makes a record sell is a continuity of sound.

— Dr. Luke

It must be quite mysterious to some people why I bother to carry on. Because, you know, I don't sell that many records.

— Brian Eno

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