Ellie Goulding Quotes

No one told me I had to make something that would sell, but I personally want everyone to like my music.

I think from an artist standpoint, you have to put out music that you feel like represents you and things you feel like your crowd wants to hear. And if that drives them to go and download the album or the single, that's what we want.

I guess if I'd have more of a producer attitude, maybe I'd sell more records. But I'm basically a songwriter.

I feel like I'd like to continue putting out records and start putting them out more rapidly than I have until now and for me if I can keep selling the records to the fans that already like me that's fine.

We try and stay out of the corporate side of it. The band has never compromised. At some point in our career we could have made a certain type of record and sold millions of units, as they are called.

I don't write songs thinking about formats, where is it going to get played, who am I gonna please, what's the outlet for it.

When I do an album I try to find a producer that's excited about something that they want me to sing, and I check with the record company to find out what they think they can sell - which is their No. 1 priority.

I follow a simple formula when I compose. I ask myself, 'What would the audience want to hear?' and 'Why would they buy my CDs?' And the process of answering these questions through music follows. Sometimes, it works. Sometimes, it backfires.

It's crazy to make records nobody buys. It's just a waste of time.

What my whole object was is not to really sell records. I was trying to sell songs.

We had to take full advantage of the fact that we wanted to be one of the most creative bands out there that's getting backed by one of the biggest companies.

I just want to make music that people hear, and I'm not ashamed of that.

'Reflection' and 'Going Nowhere' would've been great singles because that's the exact sound that we wanted to achieve.

We are a business, and you do a little of what you think's right, pay your bills, and attract... a single record attracts attention to your concerts and your albums.

When no one's buying your records, it's easy to justify selling a song. But once you start selling records, you can't really justify having two songs in Cadillac commercials. It looks greedy. And it is greedy. This whole music thing should be about music.

The choices for me now are completely creative. I know, when I'm going to make a record, it ain't going to sell.

The joy of songwriting only gets messed up if you are trying to follow up a big success, or you are trying to create a hit single, or if you have conscious thoughts of a particular outcome for the music.

My goal was never to sell many records.

Do not let any record company disturb your creative flow. You are not writing for the record company. You're writing for the public.

Let's not forget, art can sell. You ain't gotta front all the time on your records.

The whole time after you record an album, you're just waiting for the release date. You're waiting for fans to hear it and stuff.

If I would get an album out every eight months and if I would write songs that were more up-tempo and try to focus more on making singles, then I could probably get more attention. But I don't think the albums would be very fun to listen to, and it would be a drag for me.

A lot of people see a Nissan ad and they see a finished product in a record store or on iTunes and that's the face of the band.

I never liked making albums.

I don't think it's so hard to be commercial and interesting. Look at Prince, or Neil Young.