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They say the music you listen to in your formative years stays with you and leaves an impression for the rest of your life. For me, the things that I fell in love with happened in the '70s, when artists were nurtured by record companies and it wasn't about singles.

Between the record companies being the way they are and the fact that people can just download one song instead of buying a whole album, it's hard to make a good living nowadays.

If you have good songs and a real desire to make music, the next thing to do, instead of approach record companies, is to get yourself a really good manager because then it allows you to focus on your profession of being a musician. Then they can focus on the darker art of the record label and the music industry.

There's this thing called compulsory licensing law that allows artists through the record companies to take your music at will without your permission.

I used to run record companies, and I went to the advertising business at 29 years old.

The imminent demise of the large record companies as gatekeepers of the world's popular music is a good thing, for the most part.

You have record companies that sign acts that they think are great, and then they never do anything. Acts that they don't think are really going to do much end up having a career. I don't think anyone really knows what it is that drives somebody to get on their computer and want to download a song.

One startup I dream of funding is the one that kills the record companies.

You could have a zillion Facebook followers. Those people don't buy records. It's about a hundred to one...Record companies, they don't have any money, so they see social media as the free marketing... So... 'Billy, light yourself on fire and stand upside down, and that'll market the record.'

I'm really lucky that my record companies have been patient with me and leave me alone and give me the time to make it right in my mind.

Record Companies Quotes

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