“I want to go and see things as a fan again. I am a fan, but I can't remember what it feels like to be a fan anymore. Because I've become an artist. I've become the artist.” WantFeelsI CanRememberArtistFans Author:Adele
“There are a few artists that I'm really into. I mean, I'm a big Nick Cave fan. And there's a band from Australia called Big Heavy Stuff that's one of my favorite bands ever.” MeanBigsArtistStuffFansBandMy FavoriteHeavyAustraliaCavesFavorite Bands Author:J. Robbins
“I do not think it is any benefit for artists or fans to have all the new, wide distribution channels in the online world controlled by those who have controlled the old, narrower ones, .. This is especially true if they achieve that control by leveraging their dominance in content or conduit space in an anticompetitive way to control the new, independent music services that are attempting to enhance the consumer's experience of music.” IfsThinkingWorldWayArtistSpaceFansAchieveBenefitsIndependentWideConsumersOnlineControlledDistributionAttemptingDominanceIndependent Music Author:Orrin Hatch
“The worst part is that if you become part of a major - all these independent labels become farm teams for your corporate parent. Basically, you do all the work for years, blowing up an artist - you discover them, blow them up, you build their fan base. And then that artist is like, "Okay, now I'm here. Now I want more. I want to be bigger." And you're either going to be able to accommodate them, you're going to be able to figure out how to take that step with them, or you're going to lose them.” IfsWantYearsAbleArtistParentLosesStepsTeamFansWorstFiguresMajorsOkayBiggerIndependentBlowLabelsCorporateFarmsAccommodateBlowing Up Author:El-P
“I learned how difficult it is to be an artist. There are always compromises. The record company wants you to do this, your fans want you to do this, your family, you can't concentrate on your work. It's a hard thing to be an artist and not give up. That's why I have so much respect for people like Dylan and Neil Young and Tom Waits, because they keep at it. I have a new respect for a true artist.” PeopleWantGivingHardYoungArtistWaitingDifficultCompanyRecordsFansGiving UpCompromiseOur FamilyWorking ItTomsNot Giving UpDylanHard ThingsRecord CompaniesTrue Artists Author:Robert Hilburn
“MTV has always given artists a platform to get their stories and music out to their fans and this series reveals the unknown side of T.I.-one of the world's greatest artists at the most precarious time in his life.” WorldStoriesArtistGivenSidesFansSeriesPlatformsMtvPrecarious Author:T.I.
“A lot of artists come into the game with a radio record, but they don't establish the fans as fans of their style of music. It's just that they're a fan of that song, and after that song plays out, it's real hard for 'em.” RealHardPlayArtistSongGamesRecordsFansStyleRadioEms Author:Nipsey Hussle
“As a white male in America, I have privilege. As a white male who happens to be an artist with a fan base, I have a platform to spread awareness about that privilege. However, songs about race and privilege are very difficult to A) write and B) dissect as a listener. They're heavy.” WritingHappensAmericaArtistSongDifficultWhiteRaceFansAwarenessMalesPrivilegeHeavySpreadPlatformsListeners Author:Macklemore
“I think that sometimes fans or supporters say "I love this artist" but they may not realize that he loves them back.” ThinkingMaySometimesArtistRealizingFansSupporter Author:Prince Royce
“Country music fans are extremely passionate and loyal. It seems that country artists have longer-lasting careers because the fans stick with the artists through thick and thin.” CountrySeemsArtistCareersFansSticksPassionateLastingThickLoyalMusic FansThick And ThinCountry ArtistThrough Thick And ThinCountry Music Fans Author:Miranda Lambert
“You need response from the fan to fuel your sense of musical rebellion. It's very symbiotic, it's very cyclic in a way. You can't have one without the other. So I think the rebellion is reflected in the audience, but at the same time, the artist has to have that passion too. And I think once you're a fan for life, you feed each other's sense of passion and rage and whatnot. You really can't have one without the other.” ThinkingWayNeedsArtistPassionAudienceFansResponseMusicalRageFuelRebellion Author:Corey Taylor
“A fan's love for an artist is so deep, I know I will go whatever depths it takes to learn about people that I'm in love with.” PeopleKnowsArtistFansDepth Author:Garth Brooks