Carson Daly Quotes

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

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

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.

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.

My brother started in the music business, and I was an actor - we were both in the entertainment industry, but doing separate things. Then he went over to New Line and started their soundtrack department, that's how he got his foot in the door.

I feel we have a music industry within the film industry.

I left the entertainment industry part of my life behind in 1983, when we decided not to work with major record companies anymore.

The BBC were not playing the music that was happening on the street so we did an independent production because we knew we had an audience. Then we licensed the album to EMI.

The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.

The whole industry evolves around a great song.

So it was out of necessity that Blackheart was born. I think it's great that now, 25 years later, we're not only putting out our own music, but are able to put out music by other bands. That's really exciting for us.

You think publishing is tough but the music world is ten times tougher.

Music is my living. I enjoy selling my music.

You make music to change the radio, not make music for the radio.

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

If you have good songs and a real desire to make music, the next thing to do, instead of approach record companies, is to get yourself a really good manager because then it allows you to focus on your profession of being a musician. Then they can focus on the darker art of the record label and the music industry.

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 decided to combine my musical background, business education and creative abilities - and go into the record business.

I have always abhorred the business end of music.

I don't want a record company, but I need one, unfortunately.

Music and the music business are two different things.

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

I love the music business very much.

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.

The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are brand names in themselves, and at a given stage in their careers their name alone can practically gaurantee hit records.