“We never let go. Ever. Even with punctuation. It's frightening. I can't see anyone from any record company ever writing an email to Neil and not getting it back, with corrections.” WritingI CanCompanyRecordsLetting GoScaryFrighteningEmailCorrectionsRecord CompaniesPunctuationNever Let Go Author:Chris Lowe
“I thought I'd be wasting my time to go to commercial record companies and make demos for them, because don't forget, I was doing what I was doing and nobody understood what I was doing.” ForgetCompanyRecordsUnderstoodMy TimeRecord CompaniesWasting My TimeDemos Author:John Fahey
“I don't get particularly precious about things like this, though. Like the record company said, "We need a radio edit that delivers the hook" - I don't even know what they consider the hook in that song ["Oh No"] - "that delivers the hook sooner." So I'm like, "Okay. I see that." And they were all walking on eggshells, like is this going to be sacrilegious to me or something, to mess with this art I've created? And I'm like, "Great. I get to tinker with it, I get to mess with my song some more."” KnowsNeedsArtSaidSongCompanyRecordsWalkingOkayRadioMessHookEditsRecord CompaniesSacrilegiousEggshellsWalking On Eggshells Author:Andrew Bird
“I think the consumption of music is at an all-time high. But I think the ways that record companies are trying to monetize it is just all over the place. At the end of the day, music is in the clouds. Before, you could hold it, look at it, turn it around. Now, it's just in the air.” ThinkingWayTryingLooksEndsTurnsCompanyRecordsAirMusic IsCloudsAll TimeThe End Of The DayConsumptionRecord Companies Author:Jay-Z
“You don't have to wait for a record company to tell you that you're good or to sign you. You can put your music out on itunes, youtube, soundcloud, so it's kind of a plus, I think.” ThinkingKindWaitingCompanyRecordsPlusYoutubeRecord CompaniesItunesSoundcloud Author:Shanice
“When a record company makes a mistake, the artist pays for it. When a manager makes a mistake, the artist pays for it. When the artist makes a mistake, the artist pays for it.” ArtistPayMistakeCompanyRecordsManagersRecord Companies Author:Robert Fripp
“When new artists come out and they're not being cosigned or some company doesn't have a stake in it, or someone's not getting paid under the table to produce the whole record or bring it to video, the artist really suffers.” WholeArtistSufferingCompanyRecordsProducePaidTablesVideoStakesNew Artists Author:Pharoahe Monch
“If you get rid of a lot of the poseurs by destroying record companies, maybe it's a good trade-off.” IfsCompanyRecordsTradeDestroyingRecord CompaniesTrade Offs Author:Mark Mothersbaugh
“I think what people love about the Steve Jobs story is not just the track record at Apple, but that comeback story, that he was thrown out of Apple, came back and built the company even greater. And that perseverance is so important in terms of entrepreneurship. And nobody is a better role model for that, for all entrepreneurs all over the world than Steve Jobs.” PeopleThinkingWorldImportantStoriesJobsTermCompanyRolesRecordsGreaterModelsBuiltEntrepreneurPerseveranceTrackEntrepreneurshipApplesThrownRole ModelsComebackTrack Record Author:Steve Case
“The fans like the idea we do what we want. It's not an act. Screw the record company and the beaten path. Without MTV or radio, we still have a huge underground following.” WantStillsIdeasCompanyPathRecordsFansHugeRadioFollowingBeatenScrewsRecord CompaniesMtvBeaten Path Author:James Hetfield
“Everybody can perform, there are so many outlets. Musicians are no longer limited. In the past, the record companies made most of the money. I for one am not sorry to see them fade away.” MadePastCompanyRecordsMusicianSorryFadesOutletsRecord CompaniesFade AwayNot Sorry Author:Jake Holmes
“Sometimes, you release an album and the record company just about ignores it, and so many people don't even know it's out. And I'm not about to jump up and down shouting, "Hey folks, look at me! I'm cool and groovy!" That's not what George Harrison is all about.” PeopleKnowsLooksSometimesCompanyRecordsFolksAlbumsReleaseHeyLook At MeUp And DownShoutingRecord CompaniesGroovy Author:George Harrison