The only way to get ahead in the music business these days is to call up all your friends. To pool your resources.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I have known from the beginning one thing you need to know. That is, the music business is a business.
The music business doesn't take up that much of my time. I probably should put a little more energy into it.
I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money.
The music business has changed incredibly. There used to be 50 record companies. Now there's only three, and it's just getting smaller and smaller. But then again, you have the Internet, so anybody who has music can get it out there.
In business, you can have one massive success that earns $50 million overnight, and that's it. You're successful. End of story. But in the music business, you have to keep on doing it.
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.
Now the music industry is sort of like a Craigslist venture, right? Where you're making your own records and selling them online.
If I was rich enough, I would love to launch my own record label. I would love to try and give all my musically talented friends a start in the industry.
I've always treated the music business as a business.
You know, the music business is like the Lotto. Just put your numbers down and sometimes they hit, and sometimes they don't. There's just no rhyme or reason.