Cases Quote by Roy Ayers

There's no difference in dealing with the music business with the majors than any other competition. The music business is way more cutthroat than…

— Suge Knight

The record business is changing a lot, and I don't think to the detriment of music - I think, if anything, it's helping music.…

— Steve Winwood

The small companies who feel that the majors are a threat, or are predators, will use that as an excuse for their eventual downfall.…

— Greg Ginn

The small companies who feel that the majors are a threat, or are predators, will use that as an excuse for their eventual downfall.…

— Greg Ginn

The thing about being on the majors, from the beginning, going into this, I was like, "I'm not going to be treated like a…

— Beth Ditto

You know, majors are tricky. There's a lot of pressure, and there's a heavy load on individuals.

— Xander Schauffele

The big, big record labels have so much control. I think too much control that it actually made their artists scared to not do…

— Joss Stone

I always remain optimistic. There are three levels of music production: the majors, indies, and what I call "inties," music distributed via the Internet.…

— Chuck D

The issue for the major companies is how, is how when and where to make their content online. So you look at these major…

— Harry E. Sloan

The internet seems to be what a lot of independent bands are doing these days. They're bypassing the studio - the big studios, EMI…

— David Gilmour

The internet has not granted us more control in relation to the record company because we're still bound by an agreement with them not…

— Rivers Cuomo

I want to be in control of how my music is released and how I create it. What people don't talk about when they…

— Verite