Steve Brown Quotes

I have always abhorred the business end of music.

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

The music business is one of a few places where everything you've heard about it seems entirely cliche, but it's true.

If you had ever heard my album you would know that I could never consider the music business!

The 'music industry' is not a term I use. I tend to concentrate on music, and the music business is something different.

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.

Music can be so disturbing and frustrating. I mean the business side of it. The actual making music part is fun, but the business side of it is just so out of control, has nothing to do with anything.

I've always treated the music business as a business.

Music and the music business are two different things.

I love the music business very much.

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

I used to read music books when I was 13. My mom was working at a library. She's a librarian. I would get my mom to check out any kind of books that had anything to do with the music industry. I read a lot about royalities, publishing, marketing, stuff like that.

I had business experience. I had made my living designing and building electronic equipment. Basic business was not new to me, but the music business was completely new to me. I knew nothing about distribution, or any of those things.

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 problem that I have is with the music business. For some reason it seems almost impossible to get anything, any music, released which includes improvisation or soloing.

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

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

When I went to City of Bath College, I studied the music business.

You learn at a certain point that you have to focus on the business side of music. After getting ripped off a couple of times, you figure out that you need to get a grip on it.

The music business doesn't interest me anymore.

People in the music business say don't make too many records because they'll compete against one another.

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.

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

The music industry is very small.

The music industry is a matrix that is counter to what is natural and right.