Chance The Rapper Quotes

I once worked at a record label called London Records. The company was owned by Roger Ames, one of the most successful figures in the British music industry. Roger always placed a value on loafing, on holidays, on not being in the office all the time.

I enjoy touring. I enjoy recording the music, I enjoy dreaming it and I enjoy performing it. I also definitely enjoy selling it, because I like to eat.

In my opinion, you just have to make the music. Make the music and work as hard as you can to get it out there.

I would love to continue working behind the scenes in music - to produce and manage up-and-coming musical talent would be a dream!

The music business doesn't take up that much of my time. I probably should put a little more energy into it.

I love the music business very much.

My relationship with Music Row has always been, from my end, optimistic and hopeful that there is more than one way to approach the writing, recording, and marketing of an album.

I don't tweet very much. I still believe in the mystery of an artist. I believe in going out when I'm ready to sell my product. A lot of artists are out there every day. But I remember the Julio Iglesiases, the Jose Joses - and it was about the music.

The music industry's very laid back while I'm very, very aggressive.

I am passionate about finding undiscovered and talented artists. I want to help those artists get to the next level and provide existing artists with a new way to reach fans. I wanted to partner with the Cutting Edge Group because they share my vision and have a proven track record in innovation in the music business.

I don't think the label makes the artist or the artist makes the label. It's the music that makes everything work or not.

If you put out quality music, you're always going to be in a good place.

I just wanted to have my own dynasty. I wanted my own Cash Money or Roc-A-Fella. Outside of that, I also wanted my own media company.

I'm just an artist that makes good music and has a good idea to make money off of that.

I don't really know the logistics of a Soundcloud rapper.

I've always had a plan for my music career.

I was so moved by music that I wanted to create it as well, but once you decide that's what you want to do with your life, to be successful, you have to be business-minded, too.

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

I always knew, that in some way, I'd be connected to, and involved in, the music business.

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

As for the music business itself, the key things have not changed that much. It operates like any business and money still keeps things moving.

I started my music career at 18 and for a long while I let other people handle my affairs.

There's artists that I'm working with on a new label of mine. Foxy Nova and Supa Nova.

Mostly I've never let record companies become involved with my music, which was a very smart thing that my first manager Dave Robinson did, to keep them out of it.

Artist development is something that I've been passionate about from my days at Uptown and Motown Records.