“I know the difference between venture capital[ism] and vulture capitalism. Venture capitalism is a good thing, comes in, gives that gap funding to help these companies get off and get started creating jobs, and work. But Mitt Romney and Bain Capital were involved with what I call vulture capitalism. And they walked into Gaffney and took over that photo album company for no other reason than to basically pick the bones clean. And those people lost their jobs.” PeopleKnowsGivingReasonHelpingJobsLostDifferencesCompanyInvolvedRepublicanCreatingPicksCapitalismGood ThingsCleanAlbumsBonesGapsVentureRomneyFundingIsmsVultureVenture CapitalCreating Jobs Author:Rick Perry
“When creating an album, one of the first things you have to think about is what you want your production style to be.” ThinkingWantFirstsStyleCreatingAlbumsProductionsWhat You Want Author:Laura Bell Bundy
“You're creating music to pull people into a world, whether it be a visual medium where music is just one element, or a purely musical medium. Either way, you're trying to transport people and to create a connection. I've always felt that the best films and the best albums can be the best company. If people feel a little bit less alone because of something I had a hand in creating than I feel like I'm contributing to the world in a positive way.” PeopleIfsWorldWayFeelsTryingLittlesHandsFilmFeltBitsCompanyElementsCreatingLittle BitMusic IsConnectionsMusicalAlbumsMediumsVisualsJust OneBeing The BestTransportContributingBest FilmCreating MusicBest Company Author:Andrew Hollander
“When I get ready to do an album, that means I have something to say for the sake of words, and I listen back to all of the things I've been creating and pull things from out of the air to go with them. It's almost like I start creating the album before I even think about creating it.” ThinkingMeanAirReadyCreatingSakeAlbums Author:Erykah Badu
“To this day, we get letters at Alternative Tentacles from young teenagers who hide their Dead Kennedys albums behind their mirror or in the mattress of their bed. Wouldn't it be better if the parents just discussed this with the kids instead of creating this culture of sneaking and dishonesty within the family? The moral of the story being, you don't hide reality from your kids because then they grow up to be smarter, more aware adults.” IfsStoriesRealityKidsYoungCultureGrowsParentBehindsMoralGrowing UpBedCreatingAdultsLettersMirrorsAlbumsAlternativesTeenagerThis DaySmarterDishonestyMattressesTentaclesMoral Of The Story Author:Jello Biafra
“have two A & R people who listen to songs for me all of the time. When they hear something that they think I will like, they send it to me. We usually listen to hundreds of songs before we find the right ones. It's a long process, but I believe that it's the most important in creating an album.” PeopleThinkingBelieveLongTwoImportantSongI BelieveProcessCreatingAlbums Author:Jessica Andrews
“I think much has been made of this alter ego business. I mean, I actually stopped creating characters in 1975 - for albums, anyway.” ThinkingMeanHas BeensMadeCharacterEgoCreatingAlbumsAlter EgoCreating Characters Author:David Bowie
“I imagine that when I am creating a song or a project or an album or putting some clothing together or cooking a meal, whatever it is, I don't really have a recipe. The fun part is to throw that big piece of clay in the middle of the table as hard as I can, and whatever shape it takes, that's what shape it takes, and then I start to carve away.” I CanHardBigsTogetherSongFunPiecesImagineMiddleShapesProjectsCreatingTablesCookingAlbumsMealsClothingsImagine ThatRecipesClay Author:Erykah Badu
“I wore combat boots for two albums, then I went into more of the sparkle and glamour. The older that I've become, I've felt very connected to fashion, especially this past year working with [stylist] Kate Young and creating these relationships with people that I never had before.” PeopleYearsTwoPastYoungFeltFashionCreatingAlbumsConnectedCombatBootsGlamourKateSparkleStylistCombat Boots Author:Selena Gomez
“When I'm writing my album, it's totally my world. Even though it's myself and another producer creating the project, Conceptually it's more under my power and on my own terms. At the same time, it's a different type of pressure because I'm ultimately speaking, I'm solely responsible for the end result.” WorldWritingDifferentEndsTermMy OwnResultsTypeProjectsCreatingPressureResponsibleAlbumsProducersEnd Results Author:Ashanti
“Anybody can have a great album in themselves but it's not until you bring it out and put it into tangible form and creating it and working on it in the studio that all of that comes to life you know what I mean?” KnowsMeanFormCreatingAlbumsStudiosTangible Author:G-Eazy
“My new album that I'm creating, which is finished pretty much, was written with this new instinctual energy that I've developed getting to know my fans. They protect me, so now it's my destiny to protect them.” KnowsEnergyDestinyWrittenFansProtectCreatingAlbumsFinishedMy Destiny Author:Lady Gaga