Distributing the music is so easy it's moot. So now the delicate art of calling attention to your music means everything. Marketing is distribution.
There is no line of demarcation between the amateurs and the pros; everyone is using the same tactics and playing in the same arenas. The only thing that separates them is radio, but the artist doesn't control who goes to radio and who doesn't.
I've had people call me from bands that are very popular, and they're like, 'What do we do? We want to do what you do.' It's almost impossible to do what I do, because you would have to start in 1980. You can't just do it.
I've always treated the music business as a business.
For songs to be big, I don't think there's a certain formula to it.
The music business is the most childish business in the world. Nobody knows what they're selling or why, but they sell it if it works.
The music industry's very laid back while I'm very, very aggressive.
There's nothing remotely interesting to me about marketing music as a product.
I'm not this bright-eyed 17-year-old that got signed to a label and is listening to all these suits tell them the best plan of action.
The music business, a lot of times, has a big finesse mentality to it.
