Jan Hammer Quotes

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.

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.

Music is my living. I enjoy selling my music.

The music business is really a spiritual business whether we know it or not.

I attended a post-college program in L.A. for Music Business and Production. Took several courses involving Music Production, Arrangement, and Songwriting.

The music business is one of a few places where everything you've heard about it seems entirely cliche, but it's true.

When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.

When I was 17-years-old, I was in the music business.

As for the music business itself, the key things have not changed that much. It operates like any business and money still keeps things moving.

This is a very screwed-up business. Record labels don't sign a lot of bands these days. We just want to find a home and stay there and make records and do our thing and not have to look over our shoulder.

Mostly I've never let record companies become involved with my music, which was a very smart thing that my first manager Dave Robinson did, to keep them out of it.

I am in a business that's built on record sales and reputation and how your single is doing and where your song is on iTunes. But the kind of music that I do comes from my beliefs.

The bricks and mortar of the music business, they don't exist any longer.

I had business experience. I had made my living designing and building electronic equipment. Basic business was not new to me, but the music business was completely new to me. I knew nothing about distribution, or any of those things.

I did not start IC and Inteam to have control over my music. I had control before and after.

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

I have always abhorred the business end of music.

Music and the music business are two different things.

I love the music business very much.

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

I still like to play the guitar, but I rarely have anything to do with the music business these days. I mean, there is no music business anymore, is there?

The kids of today have taken over the music business - most of them very young. Simply because they write and jot down a few notes, they have the idea that they can write songs.

I still don't understand the music industry that much. Everything I learned was from hanging out with rock musicians in studios. I certainly have respect for those who make music their livelihood.

People in the music business say don't make too many records because they'll compete against one another.

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