Ginger Baker Quotes

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

I have very much enjoyed being in the music business in different roles through five different decades.

I love the music business very much.

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

Music and the music business are two different things.

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

That's one of the problems with making music your business, it becomes a business. You're no longer just this kid who is a fan and going to see every show. I've been in a bar every night for the last 15 years. Going to see bands for me is work.

The music business is really a spiritual business whether we know it or not.

I had no idea that I could sustain a career as an artist. But, I loved music and wanted to be in the music business.

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

I still like to play the guitar, but I rarely have anything to do with the music business these days. I mean, there is no music business anymore, is there?

The music industry is something that I'm still trying to understand. With acting, I've been doing it for so long that I understand every aspect of it for the most part - there are obviously still more aspects that I need to learn - but I have a grasp on it. With music, I'm still learning. I'm still getting used to it.

The best decision I ever made, period, was to get into the music business.

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

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.

My passion is music, you know, and music influences culture, influences lifestyle, which leads me to 'Roc-A-Wear'. I was forced to be an entrepreneur, so that led me to be CEO of 'Roc-A-Fella' records, which lead to Def Jam.

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

I knew what I wanted to be, but I didn't know exactly how to get there. I thought you move to Nashville, you sing downtown, and someone discovers you, and you become a country music star. I had no idea.

I started writing music when I was 15 in my bedroom, and I'd post them on MySpace, and from there it shifted to doing covers on YouTube and building my Twitter.

Music is my living. I enjoy selling my music.

It is never easy for anyone to have success in music.

I think there is a big difference between the music business and music. And my relationship is to music, not music business. I think the business will keep changing, but music won't. Music will be there.

Today the kids that are out now they make a hit record and they put them right out on the stage with 10,000 people out there and they don't know anything about the business yet.

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.

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