“I think that people have been claiming hip-hop as being dead since the moment it started. I think there are people - and I can be included in that category sometimes - that get frustrated feeling like maybe the industry has handcuffed itself, or trained its artists to do or think about music in a way that classically hasn't led to the greatest records in hip-hop.” PeopleThinkingWayHas BeensI CanSometimesMomentsFeelingsArtistRecordsIndustryHip HopHipsHopsCategoriesFrustrated Author:El-P
“It’s such a floating freak show. You get a bit older and you start to see what’s going on backstage in the collective psyche of this ridiculous industry. … Nothing pleases me more than when somebody who was awe-inspired to be working with me realizes I’m just another schmuck that they’re bored of hanging out with on a set. I love that moment. I like it when that persistent illusion is smashed.” MomentsShowsBitsRealizingIndustryPleaseIllusionInspiredRidiculousBoredAweCollectivesThat MomentHanging OutFreakFloatingPersistentPlease MeSchmucks Author:Robert Downey, Jr.
“Sugar is gone; silk has gone; iron is threatened; wool is threatened; cotton will go! How long are you going to stand it? At the present moment these industries...are like sheep in a field.” LongMomentsGoneFieldsIndustryIronPresent MomentSugarSheepThreatenedSilkCottonWool Author:Joseph Chamberlain
“Just try to keep the heart turned outward, as well as having moments inward. I think the threat of an industry like this is that you can become sort of self-obsessed. There's so much praise being given to you - there's a real threat of exalting the ego.” ThinkingTryingWellsHeartRealSelfMomentsGivenIndustryEgoPraiseThreatObsessedInwardSelf Obsessed Author:Kimbra
“I would never get into the music industry per se, but listening to music really helps me to concentrate. It's just a nice way for me to vibe and chill. There's music for when you're sad or happy or in love; there's music for every moment in life.” WayMomentsHelpingNiceListeningIndustryHelp MeChillListening To MusicMusic Industry Author:Haley Pullos
“I guess at that moment in time I had a certain... presence? A certain level of presence in the industry. But that was at Madonna's request. There was a concept for the video ["Material Girl"], and the idea was that it was kind of a Howard Hughes and Marilyn Monroe sort of idea, that there was this guy behind the scenes making it all happen. And she saw me as that guy, so she asked for me.” KindIdeasMomentsHappensGuyCertainGirlLevelsBehindsSawsMaterialsIndustrySceneConceptsVideoThat MomentThis GuyRequestThat GuyMoments In TimeBehind The ScenesMaterial Girl Author:Keith Carradine
“For each of my novels, I've had something of a eureka moment of deciding what world I want to set it in - Wall Street, the pop-music industry, Harvard - and what the very vague contours of the narrative might be (which typically get changed a lot through the writing process).” WorldWantWritingMomentsMightProcessNovelStreetsChangedWallIndustryPopsNarrativeVagueWriting ProcessHarvardPop MusicMusic Industry Author:Teddy Wayne
“As an actor you do look for a certain amount of critical acclaim and recognition from your peers and the industry at large. When that recognition comes to you, it's a special moment that you cherish and you always feel successful despite what the box office says.” FeelsLooksMomentsCertainActorsSuccessfulSpecialIndustryAmountOfficeBoxesCriticalDespiteRecognitionCherishPeersBox OfficeAcclaimSpecial Moments Author:Hrithik Roshan