Obie Trice Quotes

It's funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can't afford the music.

It is piracy, not overt online music stores, which is our main competitor.

The reality is that people think it's okay to steal music.

Napster is great so long as they put out tracks on there that have been officially released. I don't really mind people downloading my music; I also see it as a compliment. And if you are a real music lover, you want to have the original CD anyway 'cause then you feel more connected to the artist.

But since I am in the music industry, I don't want anyone to download music, not on September 9th.

I think initially, the record industry struggled a lot with digital media because there are a lot of aspects to it that can potentially destroy our industry.

Piracy has destroyed the domestic market.

I was never a Lime Wire guy because it's too much hassle to find the song.

If you can use a search engine, you can find any piece of music that's been recorded for free. I'm not saying that's right, but it's a fact, and I'm surprised that more people don't accept or acknowledge that and try to adapt in some way.

I'm against people downloading music.

One could work on a lot of albums such as 'Thiruvasagam in Symphony,' but with issues such as illegal downloading from the Internet and piracy, it is difficult.

I used to download music illegally. Everyone has. No one is innocent. Everyone has done that.

The fact of the matter is that 40 years ago, unless you bought the record, you couldn't hear the music. It was such a narrow track in comparison to today.

I'm happy if my music is being downloaded, whether it's legally or illegally.

Napster is a consumer revolt. Napster is about my right to have this music and to share if I've paid for it. You know, so we start to see our decisions, our opportunities, our every choice is a consumer choice.

I think music sharing of any kind is great.

I would happy for someone to download my music.

I'm all for sharing music, but when people can download a whole record and pay nothing for it and then they share it with 100,000 other people, it's breaking down the whole business.

I think downloading is both saving and killing the music industry at the same time.

I'm the last person that wants to give away music for free.

Digital downloading of music has affected us all in adverse ways.

Obviously, I want it to be legally downloaded, and I myself have spent a fortune on iTunes because, for me, that's the easiest way to get music.

There's no doubt that the ready availability of music online has created a thousand more opportunities than it's destroyed.

I think Sean Parker damaged the music business with Napster.

Look: I download music illegally, if I really want it. But I always then buy the record - I support art.