Klaus Schulze Quotes

When I approach a band, I want to respect them and be respectful of their music. I'm not gonna say, 'Look, you guys are real hot, so we'll stick you in the movie, and we'll get it in all these stores and all these stations.' That isn't right.

I don't get involved in record label politics.

I used to read music books when I was 13. My mom was working at a library. She's a librarian. I would get my mom to check out any kind of books that had anything to do with the music industry. I read a lot about royalities, publishing, marketing, stuff like that.

I hate record labels. They think they know everything. I want to hear them try to sing it.

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 love music and musicians. And seeing great artists dropped from labels was really frustrating and sad to me.

Music and the music business are two different things.

But anyone who knows anything about the music industry knows it's not only about the music.

I have never had a great love of the music business, I never have.

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

The music industry is very small.

Things can turn ugly so quickly in the music business, especially if you have an unexpected success.

The music industry is a matrix that is counter to what is natural and right.

Most artists, you know, you spend their entire lives learning how to play music and write songs, and they don't really know how the music business works.

The 'music industry' is not a term I use. I tend to concentrate on music, and the music business is something different.

The music industry is so cool because it's constantly changing.

In 2013, the week before I dropped 'Crenshaw,' 'Complex' wrote an article that said that Nipsey Hussle is one of the top 25 underperforming artists. I was so offended that I responded with my own opinion about these journalists - their point of view is not validated in our culture.

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

I always knew, that in some way, I'd be connected to, and involved in, the music business.

I'm not a household word. The climate for original music is always a bit difficult.

I've never been in the music industry, only acting.

The new independent spirit at Warner Music is a perfect fit for a stand-alone label like Maverick.

I have very much enjoyed being in the music business in different roles through five different decades.

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.

In a sense, the music business and I haven't always been the best of bedfellows. Artists often have to fight their corner. Your music goes through these filters of record labels and media, and you're hoping you'll find someone who'll help you get your work into the world.