Al Walser Quotes

Everyone in the music industry is so fun and laid-back.

You rarely find someone who sings really well and who produces really well; it's a problem, and I just think it's a missing link in the music scene.

The point is, technology has empowered so many musicians, you know?

I'd actually say that every musician is a human being, and that not everybody likes being social. But with music, there are all these ingredients to the business that have nothing to do with writing songs or playing an instrument.

I've always had a passion for music, but I never saw me as a musician for a living. I never thought that I could make a living. It never dawned on me.

I was just glad to meet somebody outside of my group of small town friends who was into music. Somebody else who had aspirations to do something more than sing at a record hop.

There have been a lot of people involved in the growth of EDM's support in the U.S., from DJ/producers like David Guetta, Deadmau5 and Skrillex, to major festival organisers and pop artists of EDM integrating elements of dance music into their music.

I'm not a DJ - I don't know how to scratch or mix records, but I know how to party, and I know music. I grew up in Philly; it's a very musical city. My house was full of music.

The music industry is something that I'm still trying to understand. With acting, I've been doing it for so long that I understand every aspect of it for the most part - there are obviously still more aspects that I need to learn - but I have a grasp on it. With music, I'm still learning. I'm still getting used to it.

I started out as a guitarist in the early '80s.

Serious musicians are finding it harder and harder to have a voice in the world of music these days.

I'm a DJ who makes dance music who got to play with Sting.

I think the future looks great for music, musicians, bass players, and all we love about music.

With the advent of radio and recording, music became an industry rather than just a tradition.

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.

I remember times when the whole music scene was just flourishing.

All I knew when I moved to Nashville was that I wanted to make music in whatever shape and form I could.

No, I mean we'd all definitely involved in the music business someway or another, because we're all living with it, and in it, and also we've got all sorts of things we would like to do.

As a youngster, I never dreamed there could be a career actually earning a living writing music.

My passion is music, you know, and music influences culture, influences lifestyle, which leads me to 'Roc-A-Wear'. I was forced to be an entrepreneur, so that led me to be CEO of 'Roc-A-Fella' records, which lead to Def Jam.

I think times have changed, and there's no dearth of talent in the music industry.

There's more to being a musician than just making music.

I think music will thrive where it wants to.

Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.

Music is always going to be only as sophisticated as the culture that consumes it.