Shane Filan Quotes

I was never in the business of trying to put my name out there - I was really focused on music and records and being in the studio.

I was signed to a record label at the same time as my friend Elliot Murphy, who makes great records to this day.

All I want to do is sing on other people's records.

I write a lot of music in my time off and I compose most of the songs on guitar. I've actually gone into the studio and recorded a few things, but it's tough trying to sell a song. It's all about finding that hook, that melody.

I'm overly excited to finally announce this amazing global partnership deal back home with EMI Music. I know I have mentioned doing music in the past but for legal reasons I was not in a position to release any new music.

You know, the record business is much different than being artist on stage.

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.

Back in the day people made music to go on tour. They didn't make music to make a video.

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

And I'm working with all these great people at Sony Publishing.

It's very easy for people to put out music.

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

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.

I had pretty much raised my kids and my first wife and I were divorced, so I began, in earnest, to start my musical career again. Going for the big record deal and all of that.

When I first started out in the music industry and went to Elektra Records, I didn't go to be an artist, I went to get a record label started. And they said in order to have a label deal, I had to be an artist - so that's what I did.

Morrissey wrote to me and said, I have a song for you and if we release it as a single, you'll be on the charts for the first time since 1972, I said, what time, where?

Whenever I have time, I try to get in the studio and write, whether it's for me or other artists or my catalog of music. It's definitely one of my favorite parts of the music industry.

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.

I make a lot of pieces of music that I never release as CDs.

I have a day job Monday to Friday. I work at a record label in Brooklyn called Ba Da Bing. It's a great indie label and I listen to music all day. I meet people online and find out about the cool new music blogs.

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

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.

It only took me six months to get a record deal, but it took me 20 years to have a hit.

Good new songs are the backbone of the music industry. There isn't an artist out there who could survive without hit songs.