American Quote by Rhiannon Giddens

Music is so clearly a commodity now. At one point, maybe 20 years ago, there were still some rumblings about keeping the really sacred…

— Eef Barzelay

Unfortunately, music devolved instead of evolved. The music business got into the hands of lawyers and accountants rather than the entrepreneurial creative people, and…

— Gary Wright

I don't think too much about how it might exist in the world in a commercial sense - I more just try and focus…

— Moby

I am very aware now that music is a business, but there is also a way to go about making music that is true…

— Ronnie Montrose

Music is a universal language and really an interesting way for a brand to expand their consumer horizon.

— Amit Trivedi

Music has an intrinsic value that touches Americans - they love their music, and want more.

— Hilary Rosen

I believe that music is connected by human passions and curiosities rather than by marketing strategies.

— Elvis Costello

For us music is mainly part of the entertainment world and is often a luxury.

— Wim Wenders

Too often, the music business allowed third-party companies to innovate for us - and that simply does not work anymore.

— Jimmy Iovine

There has been times when we've had really great commercial success in various parts of the world. And the sensibility is something that's kind…

— Ron Mael

Today, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it's lacking substance, and it's difficult to find good stuff. There are too…

— Ziggy Marley

There is a long and interesting tradition of really marginal left-field music that becomes commercially successful. And I will, for a brief minute, fit…

— Moby