Jerry Hall Quotes

Somebody had given me a copy of 'Hunky Dory,' which had yet to be a hit, although it was starting to percolate. I'd seen a couple of pictures of David, with his interesting hairdo and outfits, and I decided to seek him out, which wasn't difficult back then, as he was eager to do any kind of publicity.

If you want to put out a million CDs and sell them and get them played on the radio, and even videos, or whatever, if that still exists, that kind of muscle can only come from a label like Columbia.

In the U.K., we always had a special relationship with the audiences because it wasn't 'More Than Words' that broke us: it was 'Get The Funk Out' that broke first. That was what we had always dreamed of.

I really felt like 'Chandelier' was a big pop song. But we weren't sure what would happen if I wasn't willing to show my face and do promo and go on tour and do the traditional kind of pop strategy. So I had no expectations.

I'll tell you who doesn't get enough credit, Soulja Boy. He was the first one to do something, post it, yank it down, and sell more records because of it.

I look at the artists as mini media companies, like if Beyonce is ESPN and Lady Gaga is Discovery.

It's not essential for me to have a big debut week; it's not essential for me to have big radio records.

Often, it's the little things, like the title of a song, that can make a huge difference in its success.

My most successful album happened back in the mid-'90s, pre-Internet times, with 'Songs For A Blue Guitar.' We were supported by Island Records; we toured a lot. Songs were licensed to TV commercials and movies.

When it comes to independent music albums, you cannot put in 50 lakhs or a crore in each and every song to first make a video and then even promote it. It's not possible for a musician or a singer to promote each song. It's not possible for musicians to do that independently.

If you want to release your own single, there cannot be a better launch than going to Los Angeles and collaborating with a renowned artist.

Every time I do a dance track it's like I'll get a heart attack, because it depends heavily on the video, the hook line, the stars and the promotion. Any of these factors fail, the song fails.

We aren't just some record to put out before the new Pussycat Dolls CD!

When most of my solo/single tracks started making a buzz globally, labels started placing my songs in movies.

I someday hope to find the time and coin to invest more of my creative energy towards the visual media side of releasing music.

When 'Flaws' went to No 21, we thought it was the most chart-bothering thing we'd ever do. We had a little party and started thinking about the next album.

It is true that the record company are always thinking of new ways to flog New Order to people.

There's not a great danger in releasing the first single from an album without a video because the momentum from the last album will cause large numbers of fans to buy it.

With pop songs, they usually have a three-month roll out.

I put 'Ghost' online hoping to make a couple hundred bucks, but then the next day, I took meetings with five different record companies.

I just make videos and stuff. There's not much more to it than that. I'm a musician trying to express myself.

I had a lot of songs which, I felt, if they come in an album, they can become bigger hits than in films.

Usually albums are frontloaded with singles.

I just wanted to have my own dynasty. I wanted my own Cash Money or Roc-A-Fella. Outside of that, I also wanted my own media company.

I have some lofty goals. I want 'You Broke Up With Me' to go Number One.