Lee Ranaldo Quotes

When we were making vinyl records we had a lot of time limitations for each record so songs were left off for a number of reasons. Now, with CDs, much more music can be included.

A CD is only a snapshot of the songs at a given time.

CDs, too. Totally corporate. They look real cheap and soulless and they don't smell of anything.

My goal is to drop 10 projects in 2013. All albums. I gotta do it. I know the 10 projects I want to drop.

Our first record didn't come out on vinyl, so I think that might have had something to do with actually being in a position to make sure that it came out in vinyl this time. It sounds way better.

I tend to name albums after one of the songs.

I grew up in the era of the concept album. What I do now is pick up on singles, and they are their own complete stories; you don't necessarily have to hear the rest of the album because I don't think albums are created like that anymore. They get songs from all over the place.

I don't think piracy is going to kill the music industry. But digital technology and the ability to download will change the packaging from CDs to a single-based business.

It is one thing to record an album but it's a huge difference when people play it and listen to it and embrace it the way that I do. It has always been my dream to get my music out to the world and have people hear it.

I'm not an artist that makes singles, I'm an artist that makes albums, and it's a totally different thing.

I was actually signed at a very young age - I was 12 - and one thing led to another, and I ended up in a mutual split from the label. But it was probably the best thing that could have ever happened, because I was able to kind of leave the industry side of it for a minute and focus on the independent side.

I think that if people realize that with an mp3, you're only getting five percent of the sound that's there. But when you hear the entire thing... I think it would save the music business. It's such a drastic change.

Well, you know, back then there wasn't many albums, it was the singles. You sold singles.

I'm hoping to become a recording artist and make albums and go on tour.

I really just dabble in music; I really just did a few albums for my fans.

I have known from the beginning one thing you need to know. That is, the music business is a business.

Favored Nations is a long-term commitment. Our hope is that those who are passionate about real musicianship will want to hear and own most of our albums. We will set out to attain the same direct relationship with our customers that we have with our artists.

I still love physical product. I still hold out for actual CDs, because in radio, everyone just wants to send you a file to play.

Albums like 'Major Moves' or 'High Notes' - those still sound good to me.

I've been playing since I was a teenager, and I put out a few albums when I was younger. When 'Crazy Heart' took off, it gave me another reason to get into music in a more serious fashion.

I had a recording contract with Capitol Records. I loved recording and being in that studio. I made four albums.

A development deal is where they're giving you recording time and money to record, but not promising that they'll put an album out.

Leona Lewis made some really nice albums.

I don't do CDs. I only do radio. That's the truth.

Digital sound is damaging music; it's damaging the artists. It's so degrading.