“I certainly have gotten caught up in the music business at various times in my life, mostly because you want to get along with whatever record company you're dealing with. I don't want to be flaky. I don't want to be some temperamental, hard-to-work-with musician.” WantHardCompanyRecordsMusicianCaughtVariousCaught UpMusic BusinessRecord Companies Author:Black Francis
“I have a soft spot for musicians. If a man could ride this roller coaster with me and come out alive, then I guess we'd deserve each other's company.” IfsMenCompanyAliveMusicianDeserveSpotsRoller CoasterCoasters Author:Katy Perry
“It is really sad for the new artists. Where's the next Elvis, where's the next Beatles, where's the Zeppelin? They're out there but they don't have a chance because once upon a time we [musicians of the 60s] had record companies, and they would support you and have point of purchase material and they would give you advances. In other words, they gave you the air to breathe to find yourself and spend the time to learn how to run.” GivingRunningArtistNextChanceCompanySupportRecordsAirMaterialsMusicianBreatheFinding YourselfOnce Upon A TimeRecord CompaniesSupport YouZeppelinsReally SadNew Artists Author:Gene Simmons
“I find it ironic that now water is more expensive than music. On the one hand, record companies can't go crying when they've gouged consumers for decades, charging exorbitant prices for CDs that cost 29 cents to make. On the other hand, when music is free, musicians starve.” HandsWaterCompanyRecordsCryCostMusicianMusic IsDecadesConsumersExpensiveIronicCentsCdsRecord CompaniesCharging Author:Tom Morello
“Everybody can perform, there are so many outlets. Musicians are no longer limited. In the past, the record companies made most of the money. I for one am not sorry to see them fade away.” MadePastCompanyRecordsMusicianSorryFadesOutletsRecord CompaniesFade AwayNot Sorry Author:Jake Holmes
“That was an idea of the record company, and also that was my first album after MCA and we wanted to come back with a strong album that would be noticed. If we put the vocals by very talented people and very meaningful songs, then the vocals would be a platform so that I could be noticed again. All of the MCA albums were just loaded with problems -- you know, the right musicians, the engineers. The record company would say 'You have to make music for black radio, you can't do what you have been doing with The Crusaders.' Everybody was telling me that was over, finished, done.” PeopleIfsKnowsFirstsHas BeensIdeasDoneProblemWould BeWantedSongStrongBlackCompanyRecordsMusicianRadioAlbumsFinishedMeaningfulPlatformsEngineersVocalLoadedRecord CompaniesVery MeanVery MeaningfulMeaningful Song Author:Joe Sample
“Companies have to take risks to get new knowledge, in a manner similar to how jazz musicians take risks when they go after a new approach to a tune or a performance.” CompanyRiskApproachMusicianPerformancesJazzTunesJazz MusicJazz MusicianNew KnowledgeNew Approach Author:John Kao