The 58 Best Music industry Quotes
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The demand in India is to have a hit, which becomes a promotion for the movie and makes people come to the theater. You have five songs and different promotions based on those. But when I do Western films, the need for originality is greater. Then I become very conscious about the writing. A. R. Rahman, musician
A. R. Rahman is an Indian musician, composer, and singer who has won numerous awards for his work in the film industry.
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It used to be that you made an album and then you went on the road to promote that album, hoping for good record sales. Well, good record sales basically don't exist any more, and the emphasis has been more on the live show. Alex Lifeson, musician
Alex Lifeson is a Canadian musician and songwriter, best known as the guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Rush.
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We were selling out venues, not just in London but also major cities in France and Germany before labels had even noticed what we were doing. Ben Howard, musician
Ben Howard is a British singer-songwriter and musician known for his folk-inspired indie rock music.
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I realised that you can never legislate away from piracy. Laws can definitely help, but it doesn't take away the problem. The only way to solve the problem was to create a service that was better than piracy and at the same time compensates the music industry - that gave us Spotify. Daniel Ek, businessman
Daniel Ek is a Swedish entrepreneur and businessman who co-founded the music streaming service Spotify.
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I spend all my time right now trying to combat music retail and copyright. Garth Brooks, singer
Garth Brooks is a country music singer and songwriter who has sold over 170 million records worldwide.
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I don't really think that there is anyone in the modern pop business who I feel I want to spar with. George Michael, musician
George Michael was a British singer, songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s as a member of the pop duo Wham! before embarking on a successful solo career.
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Nobody wants to hear R&B. It's sad. If you want to be on the radio you got to stay young. Jamie Foxx, actor
Jamie Foxx is an American actor, singer, and comedian known for his roles in movies such as Ray, Django Unchained, and Collateral.
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I can pour myself into Bon Iver. It's a thing about self- and mental discovery, and those are all important things. But it's not 148-shows-over-a-year-and-a-half important, though. It's a machine, and it's money, and you just get put on this indie rock cart, and it's embarrassing. Justin Vernon, musician
Justin Vernon is an American musician, singer, and songwriter who is best known as the frontman of the indie folk band Bon Iver.
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I am in a band that was born on the Internet. Lauren Mayberry, musician
Lauren Mayberry is a Scottish musician and lead vocalist of the synth-pop band Chvrches.
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Ricky Martin just kind of opened a big door, but it's always been around. Latin artists have always been there, but some of them were never doing it in the U.S. Luis Fonsi, musician
Luis Fonsi is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor known for his hit song "Despacito."
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It was interesting to find how dominating American vision is all over the world. I think there's something to be said about the world's mindset and its economics and all of that, and I think it affects the way we see ourselves and it affects music. K'naan, musician
K'naan is a Somali-Canadian musician, rapper, and singer-songwriter known for his socially conscious lyrics and fusion of hip-hop, reggae, and world music.
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The trouble with indie music in India is it continues to be overshadowed by Bollywood. Badshah, musician
Badshah is an Indian rapper, singer, and songwriter known for his work in the Bollywood music industry.
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I was the girl that didn't go to prom or my graduation because I was too busy working with producers and making music. Bebe Rexha, musician
Bebe Rexha is a singer, songwriter, and record producer known for her pop and electronic dance music.
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We played at a festival in Mexico City, at the same time as another famous artist, and I reckon we had 55,000 people watching New Order; the other had 7,000. I think from that I've discovered the secret of success in the music industry: don't do any promotion. Bernard Sumner, musician
Bernard Sumner is an English musician, singer, and songwriter who is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the bands Joy Division and New Order.
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The upside to smoking is that you get to be social. I was looking for a light when I bumped into Ben Harper's manager. A couple of days later, Ben and I were in the studio. Beth Orton, musician
Beth Orton is a British singer-songwriter known for her unique blend of folk, electronica, and trip-hop music.
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With some of the samples that I chose to use, tracking down the person that owns the publishing has become a task. Big K.R.I.T., musician
Big K.R.I.T. is an American rapper, singer, and record producer from Mississippi.
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People don't really buy records anymore, so record companies won't invest in bands like us. They want cookie-cutter acts. Curt Smith, musician
Curt Smith is a British musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist of the band Tears for Fears.
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I came up in the '80s and '90s - there was no engagement with the fan base. Dante Basco, actor
Dante Basco is an American actor, voice actor, and producer, best known for his roles as Rufio in the movie Hook and the voice of Prince Zuko in the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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We'd play the American bases and found all these wonderful records by Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Sam Cooke. Without American music, there would not have been a British Invasion. Dave Clark, musician
Dave Clark is a British musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the leader and drummer of the rock band The Dave Clark Five.
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It's hard to have a boom-bap hip hop record that goes No. 1 in the country. Fat Joe, musician
Fat Joe is an American rapper and actor from the Bronx, New York.
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We took Big Pun, a 700-lb Spanish guy, one of the greatest rappers ever, and made him a sex symbol. Women would wait on line to kiss him. Fat Joe, musician
Fat Joe is an American rapper and actor from the Bronx, New York.
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Before I was rapping, I was always around the rap game, even though I was in the streets. I would be at all the parties and all the events, and I was pretty hard to miss. I was one of the few Spanish cats sitting there with jewelry on, Dapper Dan suits. It was pretty hard to miss me. Fat Joe, musician
Fat Joe is an American rapper and actor from the Bronx, New York.
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Artists were nurtured back in the '70s. Their music was developed by the record companies. Gary Wright, musician
Gary Wright is an American musician, singer, and songwriter known for his hit songs "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive."
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England's a small nation, and the pop music industry is built on fashion. Ian Brown, musician
Ian Brown is a British musician and the former lead singer of the band The Stone Roses.
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You know what, I am not gonna lie, that Taylor Swift 'Trouble' song? I can't resist that song. Her melodies are very catchy. Jacob Artist, actor
Jacob Artist is an American actor and singer, best known for his role as Jake Puckerman on the television series Glee.
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In the UK and the US especially you've got a lot of throwaway artists who have their 40 million dancers and they do their show. There's many artists who would not do a live show because they know they can't. Jamelia, musician
Jamelia is a British singer-songwriter and television presenter.
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I've seen so many beautiful, strong, talented women stifled by male ego in rooms, and I want every young woman who feels that their music is being taken from them to know that they have a voice, and they have the tools, and that it's possible. King Princess, musician
King Princess is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.
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I worked with Ty Dolla Sign, YG, Nipsey Hussle, Metro Boomin - I build relationships, and I try to stay afloat with everyone who is hot or cool, period. Lil Durk, rapper
Lil Durk is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois.
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You've got Lil Uzi Vert - you do a song with him, you ain't doing nothing but gaining new fans. You gotta keep up with the time and the pace. Lil Durk, rapper
Lil Durk is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois.
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We still have money issues. We will always have them as long as Cash Money is selling anything that has Mannie Fresh on it. Mannie Fresh, musician
Mannie Fresh is an American rapper, record producer, and DJ from New Orleans, Louisiana.
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There's only one thing that's kind of hard about being a wife or a girlfriend of somebody in this business. It's that really the only people that you really know are musicians. Bebe Buell, model
Bebe Buell is a former fashion model and singer who is also known for her relationships with famous musicians, including Steven Tyler and Todd Rundgren.
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Without Deborah Harry, there's no Madonna; there's no Lady Gaga and beyond. There was something that she did that was very new and powerful in pop, and she was responsible for a change in the way the world acted. Luke Davies, writer
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Even if the music industry simply gave away all their music people would complain that they don't have the bandwidth to download all the stuff - the problem would merely shift from availability to distribution. Dan Farmer, scientist
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I came to London during what was called the second British invasion. The music was from Britain, the fashion was from Britain, everything was from Britain, so I knew I had to be in Britain. Patrick Cox, designer
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The label doesn't do anything but put your record in the store, that's all they do. And tell you, you don't have a single... and tell you, it's not gonna sell... that's what the label does. Ray LaMontagne, musician
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Britney Spears is a big influence. Huge. I think people thought I was joking about that for a long time. But when I was a teenager, there was a genuine connection with this sweet girl who also had this very sexual side that people didn't really want to accept. Marina and the Diamonds, musician
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Nobody wants a fat lead singer. Sebastian Bach, musician
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More than half of all the hip hop record sales are white people, and I think that might be a result of my record helping people to accept hip hop. Vanilla Ice, musician
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Hip-hop is always what's the coolest, and people want to touch that. A lot of the Pop artists always want to get that stamp of approval and be down. Scott Storch, producer
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I always had a big fan base on the Internet, but it wasn't as a rapper. It was just as, 'Nahmir.' YBN Nahmir, rapper
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There is a definite Chinese pop sound developing, but I was shocked at how influenced it is by American music. Paul Oakenfold, musician
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Downloading songs is not good. Obie Trice, musician
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There was no such thing as a solo career in East Germany. You had to get the best orchestra job that you could. Jan Vogler, musician
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I've always invested in myself, whether it was marketing or putting an album together and paying for radio. Spending eight months to a year working on one single to try to get it where you know it's a hit and you can take it into the top 20. Ray J, musician
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There's a lot of artists whose contracts are written in such a way that they do not get paid for what's happening on streaming services. Sean Parker, businessman
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It's American Alternative radio stations that bug me. We're considered Alternative, but don't expect us to be played next to Blink 182 and Offspring. We're hardly of that generation. Thurston Moore, musician
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My dad's quite a conservative person, and he brought me up to be very questioning of the commercial world. He looked down on pop culture. I definitely got the impression that pop was evil and that Britney Spears was evil. Marina and the Diamonds, musician
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I was on 'X Factor' the day after the Brexit vote. People voted for Brexit. But the public also voted for me, they wanted me to be there and part of the music industry. I haven't felt any bad effects. Saara Aalto, model
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Maybe when I was a kid, when you have those crazy dreams about what music is going to be like - a string of No. 1 hits, a limo, and a fairground in your back garden - and then you start as a musician, and you realize very, very quickly, that's not how things work. So I just let go of all that stuff. Passenger, musician
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One of the main reasons why it didn't work out for me and Aftermath is because I felt my music should sound one way, and they felt it should sound another. But, I learned a lot from watching Dre, and when I left California, I knew it was time for me to get my own label. Rakim, musician
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We're not trying to be a mega-pop-band, but we also wouldn't be opposed to selling millions of records, either. Mark Foster, musician
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The thing that concerns me most is that, in the digital age, if we fail to make efforts to maintain the value of our content, there is the high possibility for the value to be greatly reduced, as the history of the music industry has shown. Satoru Iwata, businessman
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It's just different in the music world. You come more with an entourage. Taryn Manning, actress
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I thought about doing '36 Chambers' on Broadway. Rza, musician
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When I think of a hit, I think of Madonna. Mark Lanegan, musician
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In my mid 30's, after a decade or so of giving full time to the music thing and finding myself with about $10 in the bank and no assets other than my musical equipment, I realized I needed to get serious about making a living. Mark Edwards, celebrity
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When I signed with Scooter Braun and I decided to go overseas to promote my song, the only concern was how should I communicate with the public and the audience with my language. Scooter and I talked a lot about that: should we translate or not? Finally we didn't, and I think that was a really good decision. Psy, musician
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The digital apocalypse continues to blight the lives of television producers, music-industry executives and newspaper publishers, all of whom are scrambling to figure out how to reconfigure their business models in such a way as to allow them to make an honest buck. Terry Teachout, critic
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