Guy Oseary Quotes

The music industry is a strange combination of having real and intangible assets: pop bands are brand names in themselves, and at a given stage in their careers their name alone can practically gaurantee hit records.

I love music and musicians. And seeing great artists dropped from labels was really frustrating and sad to me.

Music and the music business are two different things.

The music business is one of a few places where everything you've heard about it seems entirely cliche, but it's true.

When I was 17-years-old, I was in the music business.

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

I have very much enjoyed being in the music business in different roles through five different decades.

As for the music business itself, the key things have not changed that much. It operates like any business and money still keeps things moving.

I am in a business that's built on record sales and reputation and how your single is doing and where your song is on iTunes. But the kind of music that I do comes from my beliefs.

Music can be so disturbing and frustrating. I mean the business side of it. The actual making music part is fun, but the business side of it is just so out of control, has nothing to do with anything.

I don't think piracy is going to kill the music industry. But digital technology and the ability to download will change the packaging from CDs to a single-based business.

Being a recording artist, selling music, selling concerts out, having a reality show, starting film; it's great, it's beautiful.

Nowadays, with the state of the music business, for any artist, whether you're up-and-coming or you've been in it for awhile, you have to explore different revenues and different ways of expressing yourself.

There are no record companies in Waikiki.

I had business experience. I had made my living designing and building electronic equipment. Basic business was not new to me, but the music business was completely new to me. I knew nothing about distribution, or any of those things.

You think publishing is tough but the music world is ten times tougher.

I know there are some labels that put out music for art's sake, but I don't know which ones.

I think that's the problem in a lot of music. We've got these record labels.

I've always treated the music business as a business.

The problem that I have is with the music business. For some reason it seems almost impossible to get anything, any music, released which includes improvisation or soloing.

The desire to hit a big home run is dominating the music business.

The music business is really a spiritual business whether we know it or not.

I have always abhorred the business end of music.

I love the music business very much.

The music business doesn't interest me anymore.