Bing Crosby Quotes

I signed Jay-Z because he was on fire. I wasn't a genius. The record was great. I put it on The Nutty Professor soundtrack and we signed him.

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

I want to be the president of Columbia Records, maybe C.E.O. - kind of like L.A. Reid.

I was signed by L.A. Reid on Arista Records when I was 16. He understood me and believed in me. Arista folded and I got put on RCA or whatever, then there were new people there, and every six months it changes and more new people come in.

I'm still involved in the business of Cheap Trick, so I keep my eye on that kind of stuff.

I'm developing artists for my new record label, my son's band, Intangible, being one of them.

I will be developing artists for my new label. The rest is in God's Hands.

I'm signed to Atlantic through 300 Entertainment [Lyor Cohen's label]. That is my only contractual relationship.

The record business. It’s exactly what it is-Record-Busin ess. You have to take care of both, or they won’t take care of you.

I have inherited two of the most important brands in hip-hop, Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella. Reid and Universal Music Group have given me the opportunity to manage the companies I have contributed to my whole career. I feel this is a giant step for me and the entire artist community.

My original idea was to produce and not make records myself.

I certainly don't want to be a record label guy.

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.

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

I've been part of running a label since I was a kid, so I understand how it works. But the more and more I learn about it, the less and less interested I am in it.

I just have so much love for my record label.

I love the music business very much.

I know it is common nowadays for artists to start labels but this is a thoroughly constructed vehicle for inspired talent. This is a market that we've been living, breathing and eating for our entire lives - one where a huge void currently exists. Favored Nations is a long-term commitment.

There's something insane about this business - about the cycle of making albums and going on tour to promote them.

I have an independent record label called Favored Nations on which I released an album by an artist called Johnny A, who plays an arch top Gibson through a Marshall, but the tone is all in his fingers.

Anybody who says they don't want to be seen on a show which has millions of people watching it at one time when they're in the business of selling records is a bit silly.

It's about finding great artists and being part of their careers.

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

I am not a piece of hash. I'm in charge of Factory Records. I think.

I used to work at a label. I used to be a publicist. I used to be at a management company.