Years Quote by Roy Ayers Download Open image “I was with PolyGram; that was the big label that I was with for the longest, like 12 years.” — Roy Ayers ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Years
There were so many different labels coming to me and they just didn't seem right, but 300... they wanted me bad. It felt like… — Megan Thee Stallion Copy Share Image
Major labels limit you, but I also learned my tricks from getting around that. — Dawn Angelique Copy Share Image
I've been approached by major labels every single year of my existence as an artist. Since 1996. — El-P Copy Share Image
The first CD I had, that I think had had any redeeming qualities to it, I did when I was 25 with a relatively… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
My problem was never with the major label, it was with the guy who we put our trust in and then wouldn't take my… — John Britt Daniel Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm really so unique. If every black person looked at their life they would quickly discover that they have been influenced… — Roy Ayers Copy Share Image
I don't like rap that you can't understand. The youth is so quick and alert. — Roy Ayers Copy Share Image
The true beauty of music is that it connects peopl. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers. — Roy Ayers Copy Share Image
I generally sell my records online or at the show. You can undersell the distributor and the stores, and people know what they're getting… — Roy Ayers Copy Share Image
People are always defining and re-defining music. My style of playing has been characterized as smooth jazz and acid jazz. I listen as I… — Roy Ayers Copy Share Image
You grow and learn a lot about the industry and what happens behind closed doors over the years. — Roy Ayers Copy Share Image
I still look good. I'm trippin', but people tell me that all the time. So check it out, I'm 63, and still kicking. I've… — Roy Ayers Copy Share Image
I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo Da Vinci did that. Artists don't always feel the… — Roy Ayers Copy Share Image
The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers. — Roy Ayers Copy Share Image
People in England were coming up to me, saying, My mother and father turned me on to your music. This happened to me 20… — Roy Ayers Copy Share Image
I've been sampled so much and I'm glad it's happened, it's a great compliment. — Roy Ayers Copy Share Image
I was 3-years-old - to this day it is a vivid memory. My family and I were on a boat, catching fish. As one… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
High school sucked. It was a universal truth, and whoever said these were supposed to be the best years of your life was probably… — Kami Garcia Copy Share Image
It is said that history turns on small hinges. A human career, too, results from an accumulating series of decisions about large and small… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
I made, like, five movies while I was in college. I think they just weren't memorable movies. I've taken breaks as the years have… — Jodie Foster Copy Share Image
My first ever job after college was as a flight attendant. I wanted to travel and could not afford it, so I decided to… — Jacqueline Winspear Copy Share Image
I wrote when I was a young teen, but I didn't put an eye on the available markets until I was seventeen. The next… — Robert Reed Copy Share Image
I've been writing songs since I was 10 years old and always had a penchant for rhyming. I started listening to hip hop through… — Hoodie Allen Copy Share Image
(knitting while on a motorcycle) "For several years she knitted in secret (my father would not approve; she was to concentrate on motorcycling and… — Elizabeth Zimmermann Copy Share Image
I don't want to go into space because of war. I think we would if it was triggered. If China said they want to… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
[The Dalai Lama] told me some years ago, "I've made every concession to China, and I've been as open and tolerant as I could,… — Pico Iyer Copy Share Image
It took me 20 years to buy an electric typewriter, because I was afraid it would be too sensitive. I like to bang the… — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
History has often showed us the strength of the forces that are unleashed by the yearning for freedom. It moved people to overcome their… — Angela Merkel Copy Share Image