Roger Taylor Quotes

If you're going into music, work on your music and do it as well as you can. And look at it as a business. I'm in it to make a living, too.

Being in the music business is a totally different industry right there.

My future definitely lies in the music business.

I've had so many conversations with new artists trying to figure out their careers.

I always knew, that in some way, I'd be connected to, and involved in, the music business.

Music is my living. I enjoy selling my music.

First of all, I think that is true, if you are a musician, particularly on the come, that you do have to end up in one of these musical centers, some way, to be viable, saleable and so on.

The music business doesn't take up that much of my time. I probably should put a little more energy into it.

You know, I get a lot of people pitching songs to me.

I love the music business very much.

Since I was 17, I had been just making records and promoting them.

The music business doesn't interest me anymore.

I attended a post-college program in L.A. for Music Business and Production. Took several courses involving Music Production, Arrangement, and Songwriting.

I have an independent record label called Favored Nations on which I released an album by an artist called Johnny A, who plays an arch top Gibson through a Marshall, but the tone is all in his fingers.

I don't tweet very much. I still believe in the mystery of an artist. I believe in going out when I'm ready to sell my product. A lot of artists are out there every day. But I remember the Julio Iglesiases, the Jose Joses - and it was about the music.

I once worked at a record label called London Records. The company was owned by Roger Ames, one of the most successful figures in the British music industry. Roger always placed a value on loafing, on holidays, on not being in the office all the time.

I even have nephews who make music, my daughter makes music. I don't know what advice to give them these days. It's really a tough industry to break into.

The music industry's very laid back while I'm very, very aggressive.

I love music, so if I wasn't singing, I would probably still be working in the music industry. I love songwriting, so I'd probably be a songwriter.

My passion is music, you know, and music influences culture, influences lifestyle, which leads me to 'Roc-A-Wear'. I was forced to be an entrepreneur, so that led me to be CEO of 'Roc-A-Fella' records, which lead to Def Jam.

I feel very lucky to get to fly the flag of RCA Records and Sony Music.

The 'music industry' is not a term I use. I tend to concentrate on music, and the music business is something different.

The music business and I were made for each other.

I get advice from all the producers who have come out of Memphis. They just give me advice on the business side, because that's most important besides the actual music. Just staying at a point I know I can't mess myself up. I just got to be put up on game about it. Drumma Boy and Memphis Track Boy taught me a lot.

In 1985, I went to work for MTM Records, Mary Tyler Moore's Nashville record label, and stayed three years. After that, I spent two years as an independent promoter, then worked for MCA Nashville Records, DreamWorks Nashville, and Universal Music Nashville.