Jonathan Potter Quotes

I spend all my time right now trying to combat music retail and copyright.

We have a problem in the industry, I believe. This whole 'free' issue. The television industry doesn't have it, the movie industry doesn't have it, but the record industry has it.

Megaupload is not responsible for the piracy problem. It's the old business model of Hollywood that is responsible for it, and they want to keep that model alive at any cost.

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.

I think music sharing of any kind is great.

One startup I dream of funding is the one that kills the record companies.

I guess I'm not saying that I think music should be free, but I do think that if people can get it for free, there's nothing anyone can do to stop them. It's kind of a waste of energy to try and force them to pay for it if they don't have to.

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.

You don't sell as many records as you used to because of illegal downloads, but I think there are other ways you can make money through your music. Whether it's through merchandise or teaming up with other companies or brands or whatever, there are ways.

Starbucks has changed the rules of engagement for the music industry.

Musicians make up for the copies of their songs that get pirated by performing live. I don't think there will be as many people showing up to hear me read as to hear Beyonce sing. We need to make sure piracy is dealt with effectively.

Punishing people for listening to music is exactly the wrong way to protect the music business.

The record industry is a world within itself.

What makes the most money for this business? Dead rock stars.

Because of piracy there has been a massive downturn in people buying music, which makes it more difficult for artists to make money from the sale of records.

I think Sean Parker damaged the music business with Napster.

Everyone has learned how to monetize music except the music industry.

Music is now becoming 'free,' and it's very difficult for new artists to start.

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 think the music business is as crass and as unrewarding as it has ever been.

I used to put like, 'Yo Gotti type beats,' 'Future type beats' on YouTube. And uhh, I started getting paid off YouTube. Like YouTube started giving me Google AdSense checks.

Music industry's a fragmented mess.

The income streams of musicians have all been upstreamed into the pockets of computer corporations. Sound recordings are little more than free crackerjacks inside every computer or cellphone that you buy.

Too often, the music business allowed third-party companies to innovate for us - and that simply does not work anymore.

After coming from a major label, I realized the entire business has been decimated, and you can't look to labels to try to figure it out because they don't even use the technology, and they're oblivious to how people consume music these days.