Art Quote by Roger McGuinn

The record companies don't give you a chance, like in the old days when they went, 'Here's a pile of money. Go make a…

— Till Lindemann

We have a few artists that seem to sell enough to pay back what it costs to make a record.

— Alan Sparhawk

Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records.

— Mos Def

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

I think these days, as an artist, you have to be slightly entrepreneurial. ...Nobody really sells records anymore.

— Boy George

If you make money back from your record, you're doing it smart. It's an expensive hobby. I'm lucky enough to still make a living…

— Robyn Hitchcock

The record business has always mystified me. Sometimes there are reasons why things sell or don't sell that can't be understood by mere mortals.

— Paul Shaffer

If you don't have a record deal, you've got to be a record company.

— Mary Gauthier

Music is a business. You ain't gonna record with someone if it's not business, if it ain't gonna get you no money.

— Anuel AA

You don't need a record deal. You'll have the industry begging for you, when you build your buzz.

— Russell Simmons

I finally realized that so much of the music world is about how much money you've got, how much you can pay to make…

— Patrick Wolf

If you let record companies mold you into what they think you should be, your career won't last no matter how good your music…

— B-Real