“My favorite films, I would put my answering machine up to the television set and hit record. I'd tape my favorite movies and then I could go back and listen to them again. I only had the soundtrack, I didn't have the visuals. But I think it made me really pay attention to the soundtracks.” ThinkingMadeFilmPayAttentionRecordsTelevisionMachinesMy FavoritePay AttentionVisualsTapeSoundtracksAnswering Machines Author:Mark Mothersbaugh
“So you have to just be really careful and make sure that when a deal comes along, that it's like the right deal for you... not necessarily the most money, because you have to pay the record label that back in like record sales and stuff.” StuffDealsPayRecordsCarefulLabelsRecord Labels Author:Adam Rich
“I had a very unusual contract. Most artists actually pay for their record dates and it comes out of their royalties. I paid for nothing.” ArtistPayRecordsPaidContractsUnusualRoyalty Author:Jo Stafford
“A man who keeps a diary pays, Due toll to many tedious days; But life becomes eventfulthen, His busy hand forgets the pen. Most books, indeed, are records less Of fulness than of emptiness.” MenBookHandsForgetPayRecordsBusyDuesEmptinessPensDiariesTediousTolls Book:Poems Source: Poems
“The most important thing regardless of my stats or anybody else's stats is the win-loss record. In the locker room people are always telling me, you're doing this and that. I don't really pay that much attention so long as we have a 'W' in that column; that's the kind of thing that makes me really happy. It blows all stats out of the water.” PeopleKindLongImportantWinningWaterLossRoomsPayAttentionRecordsImportant ThingsBlowColumnsReally HappyLockersLocker Room Author:Dhani Jones
“I feel fortunate to have made records during an era where people actually bought music. But I have friends in struggling up-and-coming bands now that will certainly never be able to pay the rent, because music has been devalued.” PeopleFeelsHas BeensMadeAblePayStruggleRecordsBandErasFortunate Author:Tom Morello
“When you play the bars, you pay your dues. It does matter that you know those things [songs]. And the great thing for me, too, is that I draw on that stuff as influences. It's also stuff that you put in the tank that you pull from to make records.” KnowsDoeMatterPlaySongStuffPayRecordsInfluenceDrawsDuesBarsGreat ThingsTanks Author:Eric Church
“Some people record onto tape, and then they pay for the tape, and download those onto a hard drive. Initially in a Pro Tools program. Other people go straight into digital, and use no tape at all.” PeopleHardUsePayRecordsProgramToolsDigitalTapeDownloads Author:Dave Grohl
“I wanted to completely honor The REV and pay tribute to him and carry on the legacy that he intended with this record.” WantedPayRecordsHonorLegacyTribute Author:Mike Portnoy
“If you are going to be a leader, you must have a record where people saw you are standing up against injustice at a risk. Then that builds up your stock of credibility so that, when you speak on another occasion about a different thing, people will pay attention.” PeopleIfsDifferentSpeakPayAttentionLeaderRecordsSawsRiskStandingInjusticeOccasionsPay AttentionDifferent ThingsCredibility Author:Desmond Tutu
“Liberals correctly perceive the Reagan record as their most dangerous enemy. Why? Because what happened during the 1980s - prosperity at home the longest period of peacetime growth in this nation's history, strength abroad - directly contradicts every liberal belief. Bill Clinton has confused many about the 1980s and the Reagan legacy. His patently false mantra states, "The rich got richer, the poor got poorer. The rich didn't pay their fair share, etc."” StatesHomeBeliefNationsGrowthPoorPayEnemyRichRecordsHappenedShareDangerousDangerPeriodsFairsBillsClintonProsperityLegacyPerceiveConfusedEtcMantrasFair Share Author:Rush Limbaugh
“It's a tough path to citizenship. You've got to pay back taxes. You've got to learn English. You've got to have a clear record. You've got to get to the back of the line behind other people who have come here legally or even waiting legally.” PeopleWaitingLinesPayBehindsPathClearRecordsTaxesToughCitizenship Author:John McCain
“Bill and Hillary Clinton are married, so under the law, paying him for a speech is like giving money directly to her [Hillary Clinton] - to the Secretary of State. I cannot think of a comparable 'pay to play' scandal.” ThinkingGivingI CanStatesPlayLawPayRecordsSpeechMarriedBillsClintonSecretaryCan NotScandalGiving Money Author:Tom Fitton
“The music industry is so fickle, there's so many politics. I think a lot of people don't pay attention to the credits or the artistry no more. I think there's so much concern about what's going on right now instead of the actual artistry. But that's how the record business is, but for acting, I got that covered.” PeopleThinkingPayActingAttentionRecordsIndustryRight NowConcernCreditPay AttentionCoveredMusic IndustryArtistryFickle Author:Bow Wow
“In the past, people were going to record stores and buying albums or CDs. And the label was exposing their artist as much as possible and maybe getting them picked up by a major. Now I tell people to cut a good tune and have it up in the marketplace the next day. You better be prepared to give it away, and people will come pay to see you.” PeopleGivingPastArtistNextPayRecordsCuttingMajorsPreparedAlbumsStoresLabelsBuyingTunesBe PreparedNext DayMarketplaceCdsExposingRecord Stores Author:Chuck D
“I could have easily got T-Pain or anybody like that, but let me just get somebody very left. That'll wake them up. Gaga. She's never done a rap record before. Pay attention. It's a method to my madness.” DonePainLeftPayAttentionRecordsLet MeMadnessMethodRapPay AttentionGagaT Pain Author:Wale
“One problem with a lot of musicians is that they remove themselves in a studio and make a record and assume people are going to pay attention to it just because they've made it.” PeopleMadeProblemPayAttentionRecordsMusicianAssumingStudiosMade ItPay AttentionRemove Author:Moby
“The fans get to see you, and you can do great by your record if you have a great performance or a great night there. That's all part of the business. But at their core, awards shows are not really a sincere thing. For a lot of years, the artists had to pay to play their own set.” IfsYearsPlayShowsArtistNightCan DoPayRecordsFansPerformancesCoreSincereAwardsAward ShowsGreat PerformanceGreat Night Author:Jay-Z
“I don't really feel like you're making a record unless you pay attention to it.” FeelsPayAttentionRecordsLike YouPay Attention Author:Jeff Tweedy
“When a record company makes a mistake, the artist pays for it. When a manager makes a mistake, the artist pays for it. When the artist makes a mistake, the artist pays for it.” ArtistPayMistakeCompanyRecordsManagersRecord Companies Author:Robert Fripp
“I was extremely fortunate to live around the corner from a recording studio and to be chosen to have a paper route to make enough money to pay for the music lessons. I was one of the chosen few to have a job and to walk through the curtain at Stax Records was just an amazing thing for me to do at age 14.” EnoughAgeJobsWalksPayRecordsLessonsPaperStudiosCornersChosenFortunateRoutesCurtainsAmazing ThingsAround The CornerRecording StudioMusic Lessons Author:Booker T. Jones
“I try to explain that to my kids - the experience of going to a record store, flipping through racks and finding that album cover that intrigues you - but my kids don't want to know about it. They download the one song on the album they like, and pay their 99 cents.” KnowsWantTryingKidsSongPayRecordsFindingsAlbumsStoresCentsIntrigueRacksDownloadsRecord StoresAlbum Covers Author:Jon Bon Jovi
“Whenever I record something, I always believe that it's worthy of inclusion in the pantheon, and I would certainly like pianists to pay more attention to it. I think it's ridiculous now, because the range of repertoire - or what's considered 'safe' - is so narrow, even though there are pianists who are really trying to push the envelope. There is still a lack of attention, and there's no reason for it. The piano repertoire is so rich, with so many wonderful things that still are not given their due.” ThinkingTryingBelieveStillsReasonGivenPayAttentionRichRecordsWonderfulSafeWorthyDuesRidiculousRangePianoNo ReasonInclusionWonderful ThingsAlways BelievePianistEnvelopesPantheon Author:Marc-Andre Hamelin
“I knew that if we were going to actually defeat Harry Reid, we had to have a candidate who would offer a sharp policy contrast. Someone who would not just pay lip service to limited government principles, but had a solid record of voting that way time and again. I'm that candidate.” IfsWayGovernmentPayPrinciplesRecordsPolicyOffersDefeatLipsCandidatesVotingContrastLimited GovernmentLip Service Author:Sharron Angle
“People aren't really paying attention when they're listening to your record, so unless you're shouting exactly what you want them to hear, they don't pay attention.” PeopleWantPayAttentionRecordsListeningWhat You WantPay AttentionShouting Author:Geoff Rickly
“They wanted to 'radiofy' what I was doing. I was also in a position where I was compromised. I was much younger and maybe it is because I am Irish but there was a guilt factor when the record company pays you a lot of money, you feel obliged.” FeelsWantedPayCompanyRecordsPositionGuiltFactorsLots Of MoneyObligedRecord Companies Author:Damien Rice