Showing posts with label Selling Records. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Selling Records. Show all posts
Mel Torme Quotes
"I would be a liar if I said it wouldn't be lovely and soothing - that's the word - to have a hit single or a hit album." - Mel Torme
Mel Torme Quotes
"Because obviously the whole purpose of putting records out is purely and simply to make money." - Mel Torme
Eberhard Weber Quotes
"If there is a good musical reason, I think it might draw more attention and sell, though it is not guaranteed. To make a record without a musical reason, you have to either be a pop star who sells automatically or just be lucky." - Eberhard Weber
Charlie Hunter Quotes
"The market didn't define the music; the music defined the market." - Charlie Hunter
Oscar Peterson Quotes
"I don't do something because I think it will sell 30 million albums. I couldn't care less. If it sells one, it sells one." - Oscar Peterson
Roy Ayers Quotes
"Only a certain number of people go to a store over the period of a year. When a person sees my record on the shelf, it eliminates someone else's record from being sold. It's about continuing to try to find new ways to sell records." - Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers Quotes
"I generally sell my records online or at the show. You can undersell the distributor and the stores, and people know what they're getting cause they've just seen you live." - Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers Quotes
"Artists don't always know. Almost every song I ever recorded that was a hit at the majors that the promotional people picked I didn't think it would be a hit. I was wrong every time!" - Roy Ayers
Stan Getz Quotes
"We made records to document ourselves, not to sell a lot of records. I still feel that way. I put out a record because I think it's beautiful, not necessarily commercial." - Stan Getz
Branford Marsalis Quotes
"I suspect that we might actually start selling some records with these artists in about 10 years. Some the people who invested, they're a little tight-because it's a lot of money to start up a company." - Branford Marsalis
