“I think the music business is probably not happy with what we've done, because the people buying the record have actually got to pick what they want to buy, rather than being told what they should buy.” PeopleThinkingWantShouldDoneRecordsPicksBuyingMusic BusinessNot Happy Author:John Otway
“I don't relate to what's left of the music business. There doesn't seem to be any point to it anymore. The business that I grew up in and loved, we made records a different way - there were record companies, there were stores where you could buy albums.” WayMadeDifferentSeemsLeftCompanyRecordsGrewGrew UpAlbumsStoresRelateDifferent WaysMusic BusinessRecord Companies Author:Don McLean
“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
“Before the whole [music] business was calibrated around the selling of records. I never could have imagined that live performance would become kind of a vortex of the business. It's such a seismic shift really.” KindWholeRecordsPerformancesSellingMusic BusinessVortexLive Performance Author:Arthur Fogel
“I have always considered myself a fast learner. I try to retain and absorb as much information and knowledge about the [music] business as I can. I don't want to just sit back and have other people do the hard work for me. I try to be involved in every process of my career as possible. I run my own social media, record, and try to vocal produce myself as much as possible, write my own songs, style myself, and learn the business side. If I didn't do acting or music, I was going to school for business. God has put me on this path and I can honestly say I wake up every day doing what I love.” PeopleIfsWantWritingTryingI CanHardRunningSchoolSongSocialProcessSidesMy OwnActingCareersPathRecordsMediaStyleInformationProduceHard WorkInvolvedWake UpSocial MediaHonestlyVocalMusic BusinessLearners Author:Asher Monroe
“The rise of the Internet has caused the demise of the record labels, and has destroyed the music business of old, but it's also created new opportunities for young artists.” YoungArtistOpportunityRecordsInternetDestroyedLabelsMusic BusinessDemiseRecord LabelsNew OpportunityYoung Artists Author:Judy Collins