“I'd crack up without my music. It's the best company you can have, really. It don't say 'no' or 'maybe,' or ask no questions.” AsksCompanyMusicCracksBest Company Book:Disappearing Acts Source: Disappearing Acts
“Record company execs eat their young, I swear to God.” YoungCompanyMusicRecordsSwearRecord CompaniesSwear To God Book:Steel Guitar Source: Steel Guitar
“At the (record company) meeting Paul just kept mithering on about what we were going to do, so in the end I just said, 'I think you're daft. I want a divorce.'” ThinkingWantSaidEndsCompanyMusicRecordsMusic IsMeetingsDivorceRecord CompaniesDaft Author:John Lennon
“If you love music hear it; go to operas, concerts, and pay fiddlers to play to you; but I insist upon your neither piping nor fiddling yourself. It puts a gentleman in a very frivolous, contemptible light; brings him into a great deal of bad company; and takes up a great deal of time, which might be much better employed.” IfsPlayLightMightDealsPayCompanyMusicGentlemanConcertsOperaEmployedMusic LoveFrivolousBad CompanyFiddlers Author:Lord Chesterfield
“Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation - what are they? They are the happiest people in the world.” PeopleWorldLoveMeanBookPlayUseHappinessCompanyMusicDevelopmentConversationLeisureGood BookGreat HappinessGood CompanyGood ConversationGood Food Good Company Author:William Lyon Phelps
“When radio stations started playing music the record companies started suing radio stations. They thought now that people could listen to music for free, who would want to buy a record in a record shop? But I think we all agree that radio stations are good stuff.” PeopleThinkingWantStuffCompanyMusicRecordsAgreeRadioShopsStationsListening To MusicPlaying MusicRecord CompaniesRadio StationsSuing Author:Niklas Zennstrom
“There's always that argument to make - that you're in better company historically if people don't understand what you're doing.” PeopleIfsCompanyMusicArgument Author:Elliott Smith
“The greatest thing is the internet and that means that anybody, you have just as much access as I do. And you can make your little tape and work on it and work on it until you got it the way you want it. And then you can put it on the net. And if it's any damn good somebody's gonna notice. That's happened over and over again now. To me that's good. That's good access that isn't controlled by the companies. I think that's a great thing.” IfsThinkingWayWantMeanLittlesCompanyMusicHappenedInternetAccessGreat ThingsDamnControlledTapeDamn Good Author:David Crosby