“The fact that file sharing goes on, and is as popular as it is, is an incredibly positive thing for the music industry. The fact is that music is so popular that people are willing to break the law to get it.” PeopleFactsLawBreakWillingGoes OnIndustryMusic IsFilesMusic IndustryPositive ThingsFile Sharing Author:Dave Rowntree
“Music belongs to everybody. Having a little clique of the industry tell us what our culture is... I don't think that's healthy. And the Internet is helping us get away from that.” ThinkingLittlesHelpingCultureIndustryInternetHealthyMusic IsGet AwayClique Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I am aware that most people only see me as Shaq... the guy on the court. But there is another side to who I am, Shaquille O'Neal. And Shaquille O'Neal wants to explore every part of life. He wants the opportunity to pursue all of his desires. That includes being a part of the music industry as an MC. Music is and will always be a part of who I am.” PeopleWantDesireGuyOpportunitySidesIndustryBasketballMusic IsCourtWho I AmPursueMusic IndustryParts Of LifeShaq Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“The industry is always changing, but country music is like a force that always comes back.” CountryForceIndustryMusic Is Author:Tyler Farr
“Some guys that know me from when I was a kid say "My son, oh he's just like your father." It's just a natural part of our lives. But, within the music industry and within the industry of the critiques of music, where it becomes "Ziggy's music is not as good as Bob's music," I don't understand. But I don't really pay much attention to that because I'm just expressing myself.” KnowsKidsGuyFatherNaturalPayAttentionOur LivesSonLike YouIndustryMusic IsMy SonBobKnow MeCritiqueMusic Industry Author:Ziggy Marley
“I think the [music] industry really suffered from music being available online because it made young people feel, "why should you pay for music, if it's so readily available for free?"” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsShouldMadeYoungPayIndustryMusic IsAvailableOnlineMusic Industry Author:Corinne Bailey Rae
“The hardest thing about getting publicity is doing it on a budget... you can hire people to market you but it's hard in this industry when it comes out of pocket. I've found that if the music is awesome, that helps a lot.” PeopleIfsHardHelpingFoundIndustryMusic IsHardestBudgetsPocketsHardest ThingPublicity Author:MC Lars
“Every time the industry gets powerful, and corporate thinking dominates what the music is, then the music really pales.” ThinkingPowerfulIndustryMusic IsCorporatePale Author:Paul Simon
“About 1990 there was a huge shakeup in the music industry and the 6 major record companies fired all the music people and hired business graduates to take over the spots. So the music became not as important. What really became important was the bottom line, how much money you could make.” PeopleImportantLinesCompanyRecordsHugeIndustryMajorsMusic IsBottomSpotsGraduatesBottom LineMusic IndustryRecord Companies Author:Geoff Tate
“The lack of quality dance music and the fact that here in the United States, house music is not seen as anything viable by the music industry. I figured that this might be another shot at the industry looking at the possibilities of house music and giving it a little bit more legitimacy than what they give it. It's a host of different things, but it's something that I needed to say musically.” GivingLittlesDifferentStatesFactsMightHouseBitsUnitedQualityUnited StatesPossibilityIndustryNeededLittle BitMusic IsShotsDifferent ThingsHostMusic IndustryLegitimacyDance MusicHouse Music Author:Frankie Knuckles
“Music is the only industry where you don't need to know what you're doing to get ahead. Well, that and politics.” KnowsNeedsWellsIndustryMusic IsGet Ahead Author:Gene Simmons
“One of the central flaws in the state of contemporary music is that the major record companies have failed to incorporate that simple fact into their business plans. They've come into an industry that's based on idiosyncratic artists and tried to erase every idiosyncratic aspect out of it.” StatesFactsArtistSimpleCompanyRecordsPlansIndustryMajorsMusic IsAspectContemporaryFlawsEraseRecord CompaniesBusiness PlanContemporary Music Author:Moby
“And music is kind of a - it's like a finicky industry to be in of course. Like, tastes change. You're hot one minute; you're not - you know, I've been through it quite a few times, like, on both sides of it.” KnowsKindCoursesSidesMinutesIndustryTasteMusic IsHotBoth SidesOne Minute Author:Mark Ronson
“Mick Jagger has produced some great films and brought us stories about the music industry that have changed the way we think about how music is made.” ThinkingWayMadeStoriesFilmChangedIndustryMusic IsMusic IndustryGreat FilmJagger Author:Olivia Wilde
“Unfortunately, music is a male-dominated industry. It's not that there aren't plenty of women working in the industry, it's just, the higher up you go... it's like how women who play in the WNBA make so little, compared to men in the NBA.” MenLittlesPlayIndustryHigherMusic IsMalesPlentyNbaWnba Author:Cassie Ventura