Katy B Quotes

I'm gonna be honest. I don't care about much. I care about people liking my music. I made it very far without nothing being on radio.

I think we'd sold a couple hundred records with our first album, maybe 1,000 at the most.

I have done a bit of recording and the songs are available on iTunes, and I've got some nice comments. It's something I enjoy doing, but I'm not looking for a singing career any time soon. As long as one person gets enjoyment out of it, I'm happy to make it available.

D.C. is one my largest audiences. They buy tons of records of mine in Washington, D.C.

I actually don't think that I'm gonna sell a lot of records.

Music is my living. I enjoy selling my music.

Playing music is just one of the best things. I can't retire.

It's funny, when bands or younger musicians ask me: 'So, what does it take to make it?' Well, first explain to me what you mean by 'making it': Do you want to be a rock star or do you want music to be your livelihood?

Selling records is fantastic. But if you're not loving what you do, and if everybody is throwing knives at you, it can get old very fast.

But I remember we sold nearly 18,000 records in one day.

Actually, we got signed in November of 2000 with Dreamworks which is the most amazing label. We have friends on other labels and though we are not selling millions of records, yet, they treat us with tons of respect and give us some very good guidance.

I never gave up on that idea, you know, that jazz musicians have the same opportunity as everybody else and that it's what you put on that record that makes the difference whether you sell it or not or are able to get it into people's households.

It only took me six months to get a record deal, but it took me 20 years to have a hit.

Music is the one part of the entertainment business where you can't fool anybody into buying a record.

I'm making music for the people. If y'all love the music, y'all gonna buy the music.

I really just dabble in music; I really just did a few albums for my fans.

My real life helped me sell a lot of records.

It doesn't matter how good you are as a band or how good your music may be; if the fans aren't supporting it and buying your music, it's hard to make it.

I've been playing since I was a teenager, and I put out a few albums when I was younger. When 'Crazy Heart' took off, it gave me another reason to get into music in a more serious fashion.

What we do is wake up every morning and think about how we get more music out to people; how do we get better music? We breathe, eat, and sleep music.

In this music industry, you'll find the differences with artists. You get some people who really love music... and you get people who do this because they want to have money or want to be famous.

I have a fan base. I've sold a million albums in country music. I've got fans out there who love my music and would like to hear more.

When I was 19 I had a record deal.

We strive to have new records. We strive to have new songs on the radio. That feels good that we can gain those new fans and still bring out our fans that have been with us for some of the ride or all of the ride.

I did a double CD, 'The Element of Surprise,' in 1998. That album went gold.