Music Business Quotes (152 quotes)

Picture of quotation author Neil Young
„Commitments are one of the worst things to have in the music business. They're very annoying.“
― Neil Young ―
Picture of quotation author Trisha Yearwood
„I finished high school, moved to Nashville for college, and set out to break into the music business. Every night when I called home with news of my experiences, my mom and dad would encourage me to keep taking those small steps.“
― Trisha Yearwood ―
Picture of quotation author Ronnie Wood
„We do things on an exchange basis in the music business - it keeps the wheels turning. That's how I can get people like Slash, Flea and Kris Kristofferson on my album. Collaboration should be done through trades rather than charging each other a fortune.“
― Ronnie Wood ―
Picture of quotation author Brian Wilson
„The Beach Boys have always been a part of the '60s spectrum, with The Beatles and that kind of thing. They were a part of the music business like everyone else. And they did quite well as a singing group, and I finished a lot of good records, and I'm very proud of them.“
― Brian Wilson ―
Picture of quotation author Bryan White
„There are peaks and valleys in anything and that is especially true for the music business. It is very inconsistent. But if you are wise, you can let those downs really bring you to another level of your personality.“
― Bryan White ―
Picture of quotation author Barry White
„I don't know if it's my music, my lyrics, my sound, and knowing the music business the way I do-all I can say is, my career has lasted way longer than I expected.“
― Barry White ―
Picture of quotation author Lawrence Welk
„By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.“
― Lawrence Welk ―
Picture of quotation author Jody Watley
„The music business is very hard on women over 22. You really have to prove yourself every time you make a record. Are you as vibrant as you used to be? Are you as sexy? So I really want to prove that a woman in her 30s can be all those things and more.“
― Jody Watley ―
Picture of quotation author Dean Wareham
„The first thing you learn about the music business is that it changes very quickly. You come into it at a certain point and you think you have a handle on it... And then, three years later, the whole thing has been turned upside-down.“
― Dean Wareham ―
Picture of quotation author Dean Wareham
„Things can turn ugly so quickly in the music business, especially if you have an unexpected success.“
― Dean Wareham ―
Picture of quotation author Rufus Wainwright
„In the music business, to survive for so long, you have to be able to cut off from your emotions sometimes. And being a father, you're faced with that situation. I know that my father was, with me. I understand why he had to be distant, because to rip yourself away, time after time, is almost more devastating.“
Picture of quotation author Steven Van Zandt
„My lifelong friend and mentor Frank Barsalona is gone. And the music business as we knew it went with him.“
Picture of quotation author Bobby Vinton
„The whole format of entertainment that I did seems to be fading away. The music business of today is completely different when you see the videos and the music.“
― Bobby Vinton ―
Picture of quotation author Ville Valo
„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.“
― Ville Valo ―
Picture of quotation author Frankie Valli
„The '60s was a magical time in the music business. So much creativity and talent. I think a lot of it came from the fact that we had grown up before rock n' roll. We listened to all the great songwriters and big bands, songs with great lyrics and melodies. I think that really influenced everybody.“
― Frankie Valli ―
Picture of quotation author Rudy Vallee
„The kids of today have taken over the music business - most of them very young. Simply because they write and jot down a few notes, they have the idea that they can write songs.“
― Rudy Vallee ―
Picture of quotation author Kathy Valentine
„I think it's a reflection of the music business in general, which to me seems very fragmented.“
― Kathy Valentine ―
Picture of quotation author Randy Travis
„I never thought of having platinum albums and winning awards. I just wanted to write songs and sing when I started out in the music business.“
― Randy Travis ―
Picture of quotation author Randy Travis
„I've learned the importance of loving what you do. I have also learned more patience due to the nature of the music business.“
― Randy Travis ―
Picture of quotation author Meghan Trainor
„I'm from a little island off of Massachusetts, Nantucket. It's hard getting into the music business from there, but my parents took me to songwriting festivals because I would write and produce my own music.“
― Meghan Trainor ―

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