“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
“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
“Don't cheat yourself out of music. Music is one thing. The music business is another thing. Save enough of yourself to keep living anyway. Save enough joy in your heart to enjoy it. Let your reward be in the doing of it.” HeartEnoughJoyEnjoyBusinessMusicOne ThingMusicianMusic IsRewardsCheatingCheatMusic BusinessMusic IndustrySave YourselfCheating Yourself Author:Bill Withers
“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
“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
“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
“I think my philosophy on music is sort of like the difference between religion and spirituality or religion and faith. There's a lot of bullshit in the music industry. It's really tough to get a leg up and navigate around your gender and stereotypes. You feel hopeless, [but] all of that disappears the minute that I start writing a song. Then I record something and have that magical feeling. You have to have the negative and the positive. Trying to own that and go to that place in yourself creatively is the most important thing.” ThinkingWritingTryingImportantPhilosophyFeelingsSongSpiritualityMusic IsToughNegativeGenderDisappearHopelessBullshitStereotypeMusic Industry Author:Haley Bonar
“Indie music is 'it' now. It's kind of a revolution to the music: 1980s, 1990s music was getting very sanitized; they were complying with the music industry. Music was getting more and more dead in a way. Now, because of the social climate that's very severe, the artists are compelled to start being real. It's really great that indie music is now.” WayKindRealArtistSocialRevolutionIndustryMusic IsClimateBeing RealSevereReally GreatCompelledMusic IndustryComplyingIndie Music Author:Yoko Ono