Quotes about Music Industry

Downloadable music is the biggest musical phenomenon since the Beatles, and the music industry is slow to come to grips with that. Votes: 4

Dre was one of my heros in the music industry. If he's not down for his homeboys, I don't wanna be a part of him or around him. Votes: 4

I don't even know what words to use to talk about the music industry anymore. But the business has changed a lot - the methods of releasing music. Votes: 4

The music industry can make you feel like a prostitute. Votes: 2

I'd rather kill myself than work in the music industry today. Votes: 2

Starbucks has changed the rules of engagement for the music industry. Votes: 2

'Vinyl' is a good look at the music industry. The script was honest. Votes: 2

One thing the music industry has taught me is to manage my expectations. Votes: 2

What I try to push and promote is peace through the whole music industry. Votes: 2

When you look at what people consider success in the music industry, it's just terrible music. Votes: 2

It's just kind of known in the music industry that a farewell tour means 'for now.' Votes: 2

If Apple's a technology company in the music industry, why can't somebody in the music industry make technology? Votes: 2

The music industry has been hijacked by corporate interests, but the way music affects people and resonates with them hasn't changed. Votes: 2

Now the music industry is sort of like a Craigslist venture, right? Where you're making your own records and selling them online. Votes: 2

I'm proud of my roots. There are not many Asians in the music industry so it's important for me to tell people where I'm from. Votes: 2

Amazingly, I've been sort of an anomaly in the music industry. I feel like I've been able to exist as kind of a throwback artist. Votes: 2

I don't think piracy is going to kill the music industry. But digital technology and the ability to download will change the packaging from CDs to a single-based business. Votes: 2

I believe I could have had a career in the music industry without 'X Factor,' but it was an amazing platform that propelled me to where I am now. Votes: 2

The music industry isn't converging toward dance music. Dance music is dance music. It's been around since disco - and way before disco. But there's different versions of dance music. Votes: 2

Radio is not a partner in the industry. I think that the music industry has continued to depend upon radio, but has ended up pandering to a medium that doesn't care. Votes: 2

I'm not interested in forcing my music on people, and that's what the whole music industry nowadays is based on is forcing stations to play it, forcing people to listen to it. Votes: 2

Today's consumer is less interested in possessing things and more in experiencing them. That's something the music industry needs to get its head around. Do we even need record companies any more? Votes: 2

The music industry's actions at the time of 9/11 and since have been actions driven by patriotism in most instances, and greed and stupidity to a lesser degree. Sounds like real life doesn't it? Votes: 2

It's funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can't afford the music. Votes: 2

It takes a real soldier to stay in the music industry and live off the things that have been put before me and be able to survive all this time because it has not been easy. Votes: 2

The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are brand names in themselves, and at a given stage in their careers their name alone can practically gaurantee hit records. Votes: 2

We've learned the lesson that the music industry didn't learn: give people what they want, when they want it, in the form they want it in, at a reasonable price, and they'll more likely pay for it rather than steal it. Votes: 2

I have been in the music industry ever since I was six years old. I have been inspired by so many great artists and of course trying to be original at the same time. I try not to work under boundaries while I'm making music. Votes: 2

Just as like the music industry still wishes for the days when it controlled its own production and distribution, the media and marketing world still yearns for the silver bullet of the thirty-second spot on 'Seinfeld,' even as it knows those days are over. Votes: 2

I think the Grammys are nothing more than some gigantic promotional machine for the music industry. They cater to a low intellect and they feed the masses. They don't honor the arts or the artist for what he created. It's the music business celebrating itself. Votes: 2

The only thing I wanted to accomplish was to finally get recognized by the music industry. If you know the awards, answer me this question: Do you see an award for soul music? No. They have R&B, funk, hip-hop and all sorts of contemporary things. Votes: 2

When I started getting so many haters and closed doors, I decided to prove that it could be done. I was a divorced single mother of three at the time and a size 12 - not your typical model artist that labels feel work for the music industry. Votes: 2

I wanted to be a vet, a nurse, a chef - I mean, anything but the music industry. But once I hit high school, the bug really bit me. You can't deny where you come from and what's in your genes, and music definitely was. I haven't looked back since. Votes: 2

I actually think that bass is probably the instrument that has evolved in a quantum leap compared to other instruments. It's the instrument that's evolved the most, especially with how it's perceived. And even how it's played, and how it's viewed from a point of view of commerce, like with the music industry. Votes: 2

New Age is a very small box. It was a term that was brought in by the music industry to classify music that is neither jazz, classical, pop or rock. They didn't know what to call it or what to do with it. So they threw it all together under this one name. Votes: 2

My success set me up for life, and it meant that I could retire from the music industry at 27 to spend time with my newborn daughter and my wife. My time away from the spotlight allowed me to rediscover my love for music, and I'm doing it for me now and no one else. Votes: 2

The history of the music industry is inevitably also the story of the development of technology. From the player piano to the vinyl disc, from reel-to-reel tape to the cassette, from the CD to the digital download, these formats and devices changed not only the way music was consumed, but the very way artists created it. Votes: 2

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. Votes: 2

In recent years, you've probably read the articles about major recording artists who have decided to practically give their music away, for this promotion or that exclusive deal. My hope for the future, not just in the music industry, but in every young girl I meet...is that they all realize their worth and ask for it. Votes: 2

To be in the music industry, to be in any kind of entertainment industry, you really, really have to be passionate about it and love it and persevere, because if that passion isn't there, it's easy to give up. If you really want it, the ambition is there, it'll come. It's definitely harder work than some people think. Votes: 2

A whole generation of veteran composers has never taken a stand or provided an example and has produced in the music academies generations of docile workers for the music industry. What can you expect from downtrodden workers who see music as a type of profession, like stenography, and not an act of creation that by its nature is subversive? Votes: 2

If you have good songs and a real desire to make music, the next thing to do, instead of approach record companies, is to get yourself a really good manager because then it allows you to focus on your profession of being a musician. Then they can focus on the darker art of the record label and the music industry. Votes: 2

Indie music is 'it' now. It's kind of a revolution to the music: 1980s, 1990s music was getting very sanitized; they were complying with the music industry. Music was getting more and more dead in a way. Now, because of the social climate that's very severe, the artists are compelled to start being real. It's really great that indie music is now. Votes: 2

I could write all songs all day long about what I think about the music industry or music in general. Sometimes I gotta be like, "Let's write about something else." You don't want to say the same thing over and over again. In a lot of ways, I look at records as a year or two of my life encapsulated in songs. They're almost like journal entries. Votes: 2

A lot of people ask me, 'How did you have the courage to walk up to record labels when you were 12 or 13 and jump right into the music industry?' It's because I knew I could never feel the kind of rejection that I felt in middle school. Because in the music industry, if they're gonna say no to you, at least they're gonna be polite about it. Votes: 2

The Grammys make me hate music, and certainly everyone in the ass-licking music industry. Votes: 1

The music industry is very small. Votes: 0

The music industry is rolling in cash. Votes: 0

The music industry had virtually blacklisted me. Votes: 0

In the music industry, intelligence in women is undervalued. Votes: 0

I've never been in the music industry, only acting. Votes: 0

Nice guys just don't finish first in the music industry. Votes: 0

I've worked with many powerful men in the music industry. Votes: 0

This is the industry that wants [music], the rap industry. Votes: 0

Everyone in the music industry is so fun and laid-back. Votes: 0

In the music industry, you are in competition with everyone. Votes: 0

The music industry is so easy compared to the ballet world Votes: 0

The music industry's very laid back while I'm very, very aggressive, Votes: 0

Everyone has learned how to monetize music except the music industry. Votes: 0

I dedicated almost 12 years to the music industry before having children. Votes: 0

Being in the music business is a totally different industry right there. Votes: 0

Has the industry done to music what McDonald's has done to eating? Votes: 0

Well, the music industry is littered with actors who belatedly came to singing. Votes: 0

And I just pray that god gives me longevity in the music industry. Votes: 0

The music industry can feel wonderful, but it can also feel very cold. Votes: 0

Vinyl' is a good look at the music industry. The script was honest. Votes: 0

My critics are pretty tough. I've never been one of the music industry's pets. Votes: 0

I think the sports industry and the music industry are all tied in together. Votes: 0

So many people equate money and success with happiness, especially in the music industry. Votes: 0

The approach that the music industry took to fight piracy was the wrong strategy. Votes: 0

I think too much of the music industry is for the lawyer and accountant mentality. Votes: 0

I'll be honest, watching the music industry collapse has been demoralizing and disheartening at times. Votes: 0

I think downloading is both saving and killing the music industry at the same time. Votes: 0

In the music industry, you meet some not very nice people, some very strange characters. Votes: 0

The music industry is a vicious business. It chews women up and spits them out. Votes: 0

By now all rock bands are wise enough to be suspicious of music industry scum Votes: 0

By now all rock bands are wise enough to be suspicious of music industry scum. Votes: 0

We were the rebels of the music industry so we wanted to write a rebellious song. Votes: 0

Its just kind of known in the music industry that a farewell tour means for now. Votes: 0

The music industry is so tied up politically. They're afraid they might let other voices in. Votes: 0

But anyone who knows anything about the music industry knows it's not only about the music. Votes: 0

The industry is always changing, but country music is like a force that always comes back. Votes: 0

With the advent of radio and recording, music became an industry rather than just a tradition. Votes: 0

I started selling corn dogs, ended up in the music industry. That's how it all started. Votes: 0

L.A. to me feels like music industry, and Nashville to me feels like music community. Votes: 0

There's much more money being brought into the advertising and communications business than in the music industry. Votes: 0

The music industry has always been a beast, which would eat you up and spit you out. Votes: 0

The games industry is already bigger than the music industry, and it's mainly directed at teenage boys. Votes: 0

I think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn't there before that. Votes: 0

The iPhone revolutionised the mobile industry, rather like the iPod before it with the personal music player. Votes: 0

I don't get tied to the music industry where you have to be on social media all day. Votes: 0

This was work (music industry) but it was the awakening to what was to become a life's passion. Votes: 0

Make sure this [music industry] is what you love to do, and you can't imagine doing anything else. Votes: 0

I called the album 'The Chemo' because it seems like the industry and music overall is dying slowly. Votes: 0

Every time the industry gets powerful, and corporate thinking dominates what the music is, then the music really pales. Votes: 0

The coolest thing about the music industry is that it's super collaborative and based on relationships and mutual respect. Votes: 0

It's interesting that the book publishing industry, on the iPad, has much more flexibility than the music industry had. Votes: 0

Our industry [classic music] has kind of retarded into this kind of endless cover-producing thing, and it's a pity. Votes: 0

But since I am in the music industry, I don't want anyone to download music, not on September 9th. Votes: 0

At the end of the day, I want the music industry to be larger than what it is today. Votes: 0

If the milk industry can make their product seem sexy and increase consumer demand, there must be hope for music. Votes: 0

I think anybody that is going to be taken seriously in [music] industry needs to produce their own original music. Votes: 0

The music industry is dominated by guys. I work with men 98 percent of the time - producers, arrangers, musicians, engineers. Votes: 0

I guarantee you, yoga will compete with computers, music, sports, automobiles, the drug industry. Yoga will take over the world! Votes: 0

I've admired Alicia Keys since before I got into the music industry, just everything she represents as a female artist. Votes: 0

In the music industry it's just you're either Black or white, and this is the box you get put in. Votes: 0

Music is the only industry where you don't need to know what you're doing to get ahead. Well, that and politics. Votes: 0

The sort of commercial parameters of classical music changed after the [World War II] , and the whole industry became more backward-looking. Votes: 0

On the aesthetic level, decolonized music presents itself as a direct antagonist to the traditional values promoted by the culture industry. Votes: 0

Roc Nation is such an incredible, unique team, especially in the music industry. Everyone genuinely loves and cares about each other. Votes: 0

Most of the reggae awareness is still among music industry people and people who are already into all types of music. Votes: 0

The bands you like and know that are French are always outsiders in the French music industry - Daft Punk, Air. Votes: 0

The movie industry is one big collaboration. Music gives me that freedom to create things straight from my heart and my mind. Votes: 0

The X Factor' is great entertainment, but it doesn't prepare people for getting chewed up and spat out by the music industry. Votes: 0

The X Factor' is great entertainment, but it doesn't prepare people for getting chewed up and spat out by the music industry. Votes: 0

I think to find an escape route out of a music industry that is becoming more and more focused on making money. Votes: 0

Good new songs are the backbone of the music industry. There isn't an artist out there who could survive without hit songs. Votes: 0

The music industry doesn't exist the way it used to. You'll never have another star like the stars of the '90s. Votes: 0

One of the things I haven't been ready for is how male-dominated the music industry is. I just didn't have a clue. Votes: 0

When the music business failed to embrace the Internet, I thought it was game, set and match for the industry, and I quit. Votes: 0

Anytime I shoot a video, I just think of anything I can do to set myself apart from everybody in the music industry. Votes: 0

I think it's important to do things that you're interested in. I think it's important to have other outlets away from the music industry. Votes: 0

I knew when I went to a very hippie high school that focused on music that I wanted to do something in the industry. Votes: 0

Coming into the music industry, even when I was a kid, one thing I learned is timing is everything. You being prepared is everything. Votes: 0

The Sound of Music' did more damage to the industry than any other picture. Everyone tried to copy it. We were the biggest offenders. Votes: 0

'The Sound of Music' did more damage to the industry than any other picture. Everyone tried to copy it. We were the biggest offenders. Votes: 0

There's something missing in the music industry today... and it's music. Songs you hear don't last, it's just product fed to you by the industry. Votes: 0

I don't think that the real enemy of the music industry is illegal downloading; I think the real enemy of the music industry is radio. Votes: 0

I think that the people who put caps and the people who put genres on music are the people who are killing our music industry. Votes: 0

While waiting for my visa, I got a job in the music industry, which was so exciting, it changed my life and stopped me moving. Votes: 0

When I was growing up and wanted to be a musician, the fantasy that I had of what the music industry was is so wrong. Votes: 0

There's definitely something broken in the music industry clearly. Partly from downloading and partly the obstacles for discovery and listener choice and artist distribution are gone. Votes: 0

We were working in entertainment, in the music industry, with popular music, it was important, but it was something that we also felt was a responsibility. Votes: 0

The music industry is an interesting lens through which to look at change, because it has had such a difficult time adjusting to the digital age. Votes: 0

The business has changed so much that they're able - we're able these days in the music industry to be able to control our own destiny. Votes: 0

I love music, so if I wasn't singing, I would probably still be working in the music industry. I love songwriting, so I'd probably be a songwriter. Votes: 0

The music industry was invented, like, 100 years ago. I'm talking about the goddess Matangi, who invented music 5,000 years ago. She was the only thing that inspired me. Votes: 0

When I watched American Idol, I always thought Simon was the most realistic. Simon's like, It was absolutely horrid. That's what they tell in the music industry. Votes: 0

Mick Jagger has produced some great films and brought us stories about the music industry that have changed the way we think about how music is made. Votes: 0

[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it's a big success story for everyone - except the music industry itself. Votes: 0

Moving to London was a culture shock, but in a really good way. I'm more aware now, and I'm less trusting of people in the music industry. Votes: 0

The odds are so stacked against you to have a music career in a place where there's virtually no music industry. So I always attribute it to God. Votes: 0

I think the difficult thing is the transition between TV competition series and going into the actual music industry. There still seems to be a slight disconnect there. Votes: 0

No matter what does, or doesn't, happen for me in the music industry, getting to play the Opry as a kid was always be a highlight of mine. Votes: 0

My experience in the music industry made me very thick-skinned. Your art is something very personal and there's never a shortage of critics when it comes to art. Votes: 0

The commercial music video industry is very hard to break into, and until you break in, that first job is the hardest thing in the world to get. Votes: 0

Once we revolutionize the music industry, then we can revolutionize our communities and everything in the world, 'cause what happens is, the communities are listening to the music. Votes: 0

I took some time away from the music industry. I've been doing this since I was 16 and needed some time to get to know myself as a grown-up. Votes: 0

Woodstock was the antithesis of what the music industry turned into. And if anyone tries to tie another Woodstock festival to an obnoxious sponsor, I'll be out protesting again. Votes: 0

At the same time all this was happening, there was a folk song revival movement goingon, so the commercial music industry was actually changed by the Civil Rights Movement. Votes: 0

I've no grand designs to conquer the music industry, but I'd love to be able to tell my mates that I'm playing in a pub in Camden one night. Votes: 0

It disturbed me that the music industry had gone down the drain, even though people were listening to more music than ever and from a greater diversity of artists. Votes: 0

My hope for the future, not just in the music industry, but in every young girl I meet…is that they all realize their worth and ask for it. Votes: 0

You don't see a lot of black rock stars. The music industry tends to be segregated stylistically. It's hard for a black artist to cross over to rock music. Votes: 0

There are millions of people who consume music illegally every month. Just getting them into a legal service will make the music industry way bigger than it's ever been before. Votes: 0

Everything about the music industry takes away from you as an artist. They're always wondering what the next thing is: 'What do you have?' It's a very introverted process. Votes: 0

A protracted legislative fight will not move us closer to where the music industry wants to be - delivering music to fans through a variety of different, innovative Web sites. Votes: 0

There's a lot of ideology about "free", that we can have free services, free content, it's one of the reasons why the music industry which I defend has been decimated. Votes: 0

In the music industry, there's often a lot of egos and people aren't always very supportive, but we cheer each other on and we push each other to be better. Votes: 0

I think, basically, the music industry is scattered and in a mess. I think you've got lots of people that are so-called 'experts' that have no idea where it's headed. Votes: 0

All of them had so much to offer us as far as, you know, knowledge in the music industry, and especially Randy and Paula because, you know, they've been artists. Votes: 0

As we all know, the internet is not a true friend of the music industry yet, but technology is slowly changing that. Soon it will work right for all involved. Votes: 0

SOPA has been described as hitting a carpet tack with a sledgehammer. But technology was a sledgehammer to the music industry, one that allowed digital distributors like Apple to grow rich. Votes: 0

I think the [music] industry really suffered from music being available online because it made young people feel, "why should you pay for music, if it's so readily available for free?" Votes: 0

The classical music industry, has been an industry of covers. So we do covers, and if I compare this with the rock and pop side, what is the most exciting event? Votes: 0

No one really buys records anymore. You can look at sales and do that math real quick. Unfortunately, it's fast food in the music industry. People don't ingest full records anymore. Votes: 0

What I don't like about the music industry is everything. It's very Satanic, people are evil, they talk about money, they talk about things that don't really matter, and they brainwash everybody. Votes: 0

I was part of the first wave of singer/songwriters but I was also in that first wave of singer/songwriters who experienced the music industry when technology started to take over. Votes: 0

I still don't understand the music industry that much. Everything I learned was from hanging out with rock musicians in studios. I certainly have respect for those who make music their livelihood. Votes: 0

Music is changing so quickly, and the landscape of the music industry itself is changing so quickly, that everything new, like Spotify, all feels to me a bit like a grand experiment. Votes: 0

So much is filtered by pop music today, because the music industry is driven by single, single, single, single, the next single, not the nurturing of artists and that kind of thing. Votes: 0

The movie industry can be tricky and occasionally creepy, and I have this sense that the music industry is just shady as hell. I don't want to be a part of it. Votes: 0

We're not a band because we're trying to be the Mother Teresas of the music industry, out to serve everybody. We're a band first and foremost because we love playing pop music. Votes: 0

I always tell people that the music industry may be frustrating sometimes, but the singing never gets old. It's something I grew up doing, and I take the bitter with the sweet. Votes: 0

I think after a few years and working on so many projects, you don't get jaded but the level of your expectations is minimal, especially the way the music industry is today. Votes: 0

The Internet was a saving grace for promoting and exposing, and even creating. It's a parallel world to the music industry that already exists, and I'm glad to be a part of it. Votes: 0

The music industry is a world of smoke and mirrors: they tell you exactly what they think you want to hear. And they are bare-faced lying. I tend to stay away from that. Votes: 0

I think as far as the music industry is concerned, it's kind of been the wild, wild West in a way with the Internet, which is not necessarily a bad thing to me. Votes: 0

Los Angeles and New York are the big centers of the music industry worldwide so of course it can be hard for newcomers who don't know what to expect from the music business. Votes: 0

Everyone in my industry, the movie industry, is looking at the music industry and going, 'How do we avoid that collapse?' And I don't know if you can, to be quite honest! Votes: 0

Because you're a woman, the music industry puts you in another corner. I want to be fighting with the men. I want to be amongst the men, topless, throwing things onstage. Pitchfork: Whe Votes: 0

The music industry is such a huge machine. There are still a lot of good people in it, but the character of the industry and the culture of the industry is very fast. Votes: 0

The music industry seems scary to me. I mean the film industry is crazy enough so the music industry to me seems like the wild, wild West. Like I would just never dare. Votes: 0

I applied for three jobs in record companies and was offered all of them. I took the most glamorous-sounding job in the promotions department and it began my love affair with the music industry. Votes: 0

My number one goal ... is to preserve the music industry. The only answer is the Internet. ...none of the systems are more effective than having a personal relationship with my fans via the Internet. Votes: 0

Technological change is discontinuous. The monks in their scriptoria did not invent the printing press, horse breeders did not invent the motorcar, and the music industry did not invent the iPod or launch iTunes. Votes: 0

The music industry is really funny, when you have a hit record, everyone knows who are you, everyone wants to do duets with you, then if you have a miss, people suffer from amnesia. Votes: 0

The music industry over there seems to treat America like it's one territory even though they got offices in different parts of America - they're still quite sort of 'America is the territory.' Votes: 0

Napster has pointed the way for a new direction for music distribution, and we believe it will form the basis of important and exciting new business models for the future of the music industry. Votes: 0

When you think of Napster, you think of music. But the first thing that struck me was that this was an important case not only for the music industry but for the whole Internet. Votes: 0

If you look at the market cap increase in Apple since it created the iPod versus what's happened to the music industry, you have to say Apple got the better part of that deal. Votes: 0

In the music industry, we value large success. I realized that while I would like that, that it's not what my writing is about. And if I start making it about that, it becomes impure. Votes: 0

I mistrust these people in music industry who can be everybody. This is where technology dictates to them. I mistrust that, that in somehow the chips capture the soul of a player, that's patent nonsense. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

They've pursued their own agendas, and they've done what they've wanted to do and not pursued traditional careers in the music industry. They've followed their own instincts, and they are in many ways maverick performers. Votes: 0