Art Quote by Sara Evans

All record companies want big-selling records, and my music is a little too raw for commercial success.

— J. J. Cale

I'm very hard on myself as an artist to begin with, so I personally don't even think I have the proper chops to sell…

— Ashleigh Murray

You have to be talented and you have to be lucky. Record companies are not signing classic rock groups anymore.

— Leslie West

At some point, I'd like to make a record that's more of a self-serving guitar album, because I really love to play. It's not…

— Jason Isbell

So, my records really didn't sell, but musicians started picking up on my sound and my songs and cutting my songs and that turned…

— J. J. Cale

I have to work really hard to get the record deal - I have to spend years at it to get good. I have…

— Taylor Swift

We went into that knowing that we were never going to sell a major record 'cause we didn't sound like these bands, so I…

— Buzz Osborne

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

— Boy George

When it comes to the business side of it, as much as you might hate it, the reality is that you give the record…

— Paolo Nutini

I've got a few guitars that I like. The trouble with fame and riches is that you have more than one guitar.

— Paul McCartney

I've owned about 2,000 guitars through the years because I've traded a lot and given away and sold some stuff.

— Rick Nielsen

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