Bitter people Quote by Richey Edwards

After bands become successful, they always make that choice to do the record about how cool or how hard it is to be in…

— Ryan Ross

Think about what makes a band burn out. They get too successful too fast. And then they take it for granted. And they get…

— Grace Potter

Too many bands record an album and feel, 'Well, this is okay,' but after a time, they grow to not like it.

— Brian Fallon

Record labels, which used to have complete control, are essentially irrelevant. The process of a band exposing itself to the world is extremely democratic…

— Steve Albini

People don't really buy records anymore, so record companies won't invest in bands like us. They want cookie-cutter acts.

— Curt Smith

I think that every band is different, and in fact that's one of the biggest problems with the old-school music industry is that... one…

— Emily Haines

We have a very loyal fan base, the kind tat buys the record the day it comes out, sees every show, and that's fantastic,…

— Pat Mastelotto

Bands are more willing to take risks and we don't need this big label over us anymore telling us what it means to sell…

— Mat McNerney

I mean, I wasn't fortunate enough to have ever experienced starting out with a band and sticking with them, so that would be interesting…

— David Berman

The music industry has completely restructured itself in the last couple of years because it hasn't been making money. Labels are signing bands they…

— Caroline Polachek

Have pride and entertainment. I think that a lot bands just don't know how to do it anymore or they lost interest in it…

— John Seagall

I'd like to think that people see there's two ways to do things. You can put a lot of money into a band and…

— Ryan Ross