Tay Keith Quotes

Honestly, when I got to Hollywood I was trying to sell my songs.

It's really hard to make a living as a musician. It's almost impossible.

Yeah, man I am going to be writing a book soon. The reality of being in a rock band in the music business'.

In my music career, I never was interested in working and writing and creating songs based on what kind of rewards I could receive in return - a hit song, per se, is what most contemporary artists have to deal with when they deal with a label.

I want to be a producer and not a songwriter.

Signing with Sony/ATV was life changing for me.

When I was 17-years-old, I was in the music business.

First of all, I've been having a wonderful run of luck with cover albums, songs I didn't write. I had five pop cover albums and two Christmas albums, and they were all very successful.

The whole industry evolves around a great song.

When I first got my record deal, I was like, 'I just want to sing,' and I never put much thought into what really goes into a record. But as I got older, I developed a passion for writing.

Music is my living. I enjoy selling my music.

I'm just focusing on 'Let's Stay Together' and slowly building my production company. I'm trying to get into writing as well.

The desire to hit a big home run is dominating the music business.

I think, back in the day, when I was first starting to make music, all I wanted to do was to get a record deal.

It's funny, when bands or younger musicians ask me: 'So, what does it take to make it?' Well, first explain to me what you mean by 'making it': Do you want to be a rock star or do you want music to be your livelihood?

I've been through the entire gamut of the music industry - I've been playing in clubs since I was 14, and I've been on Warner Bros, on Sony - I've had lots of successes and some serious times of struggle.

After two years in the songwriting world, I wrote 'All About That Bass.' L.A. Reid heard it and signed me as an artist.

I was signed at 19 years old to a major label, and dropped by the time I was 22.

You know, I get a lot of people pitching songs to me.

I took temp jobs, recorded a demo in the evenings and eventually shopped a record deal. All I knew was that I wanted to write songs; thankfully, I also got to sing them.

I'm hoping to become a recording artist and make albums and go on tour.

Someone told me there was a publisher that could find a good home for my songs, but I didn't want to give up my pursuit of a career in the business as an artist.

We're giving RCA another record, and that should finish them.

The music business doesn't interest me anymore.

I attended a post-college program in L.A. for Music Business and Production. Took several courses involving Music Production, Arrangement, and Songwriting.