Records Quotes - Page 10

The Bring the Noise buzz was so strong, so we put it out on a release called 'Attack of the Killer B's' which was a record made up of B-sides and things like that - so it wasn't out on our new album, you know what I mean? But we always felt strongly about it.

Charlie Benante

Strong, Mean, Buzz

Interview With Jeff Jetton, brightestyoungthings.com. December 27, 2010.

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Pop was initially ignored as a moneymaker by the recording industry. In the seventies they were still relying on Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett for their big hits. You know, most of the budget for the record companies in those days went to the classical department - and those were big budget albums.

Tony Visconti

Albums, Ignored, Bigs

"Sound & Vision: Tony Visconti". Interview with Allyson Mccabe, therumpus.net. January 4, 2016.

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Towards the end of the seventies pop was gaining the momentum and respectability was very high with groups like Yes and Queen who were making "classical" rock records. They were also bringing in big bucks. So the eighties became the "bottom line" decade.

Tony Visconti

Queens, Rocks, Groups

"Sound & Vision: Tony Visconti". Interview with Allyson Mccabe, therumpus.net. January 4, 2016.

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I kind of liked the method of the seventies where they would throw a little bit of money at a hundred different groups - not millions of dollars per group, but, you know, a few thousand. Throw them in the studio, and if five of those groups came out with a hit record it would be money well spent.

Tony Visconti

Groups, Different, Dollars

"Sound & Vision: Tony Visconti". Interview with Allyson Mccabe, therumpus.net. January 4, 2016.

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The eighties turned the whole system upside down. They would sign three groups and give them five or ten million dollars each to make three records. Out of those three records maybe one would be a hit. The economy changed, and that's why the music changed.

Tony Visconti

Giving, Groups, Dollars

Source: therumpus.net

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Every time I meet the CEO of a record label I tell them how they did it in the seventies because they want to know. I tell them, "Sign a hundred people! Throw it against the wall and see which ones stick!" And they frown and say, "Oh, we can't do that!" and they start mumbling about demographics and this and that.

Tony Visconti

Wall, People, Labels

"Sound & Vision: Tony Visconti". Interview with Allyson Mccabe, therumpus.net. January 4, 2016.

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Some people do rely too much on technology. Look, technology is wonderful and I love it. When I was in the UK and I had hit records I would also have a high tax bill at the end of the year, and that would be the time to buy up all the technology - it was write offs.

Tony Visconti

Writing, Technology, Years

"Sound & Vision: Tony Visconti". Interview with Allyson Mccabe, therumpus.net. January 4, 2016.

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I think the whole obsession with old gear is completely overblown. You don't need old-fashioned gear to make a great-sounding record. You don't even need [analog] tape.

Tony Visconti

Thinking, Needs, Tape

Source: therumpus.net

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Everybody was in tears. You turned on the radio or the television, and it was nothing but Gainsbourg. With typical British music journalist disdain, I just figured it was a testament to how poor French pop was if there was this much fuss about a guy who had one hit record, 'Je T'Aime (Moi Non Plus)'.

Sylvie Simmons

Guy, Tears, Typical

Source: thequietus.com

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I applied for three jobs in record companies and was offered all of them. I took the most glamorous-sounding job in the promotions department and it began my love affair with the music industry.

Nicki Chapman

Jobs, Three, Affair

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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I wanted to show a different side of ourselves. I wanted to see in what ways I could explore something new. I felt like working on a double record would give people a lot to have.

Zachary Cole Smith

People, Giving, Different

Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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Three years between records is longer than average. Double albums are much more of a statement. I really wanted to put myself out there as much as I possibly could.

Zachary Cole Smith

Average, Years, Albums

Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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I'm glad that, despite everything, I was able to get work done and finish something. I never finish anything. So just being able to finish record and to make music is a great gift.

Zachary Cole Smith

Done, Able, Just Being

Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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Sometimes when you record an album in the end, there are things here and there you regret production wise or in composition.

Neige

Wise, Regret, Here And There

Source: thequietus.com

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Every time I make a record, it's a gem with different facets, and every time I like to explore a different side. The core is the same, it never changes, but I try to create a different shape.

Neige

Trying, Different, Shapes

Source: thequietus.com

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I always felt that's why people buy records anyhow is because they get that vicarious excitement and thrill that they don't get unless they buy your record.

Cosimo Matassa

People, Thrill, Excitement

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The first time I actually heard any of the Beatles' music it was in a car. I think it was the, the B side of their first record. I think it was "I Want to ... I Want to Hold Your Hand". And it, it really sounded different to me. And it sounded a bit like trouble, like this is something new 'cause I very rarely paid any attention to what anyone else was doing.

Jeff Barry

Thinking, Hands, Car

"Rock and Roll". "In The Groove", openvault.wgbh.org. September 1995.

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The British invasion certainly made a lot of noise in the record industry.

Jeff Barry

Invasion, Noise, Made

"Rock and Roll". "In The Groove", openvault.wgbh.org. September 1995.

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It's hard to sell records when you can get it for free everywhere.

Jason Wade

Hard, Sells

Source: www.fanbolt.com

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I've made solo records and that's all been a learning experience. I've just got better at singing and more comfortable with who I am and my voice.

Roddy Woomble

Who I Am, Voice, Singing

Source: thequietus.com

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I think people were genuinely addicted to hip hop in the 90s, addicted to the idea of empowerment. I think it came from [the fact that] the rappers in the 90s, their parents coming from the 70s, had such a rich variety of records to sample.

M.I.A.

Thinking, Rapper, Ideas

Source: thequietus.com

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As crises came up later on - "Oh, we have to compromise, and the record company wants to do this," I'd be like, "No, I don't have to."

Neil Peart

Want, Compromise, Crisis

Source: www.macleans.ca

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The main thing is that people see constant reports of break-ins on, on record systems and stolen financial data and social security records and so they'd think about you know what's going to prevent that happening with my medical records. And interestingly enough, patients are less worried about that than their doctors are.

William Davis

Thinking, Doctors, Data

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When you have a paper based system, you are relying on your memory to a large extent about the patient. Now the paper records can have various kinds of ticklers.

William Davis

Memories, Paper, Patient

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In many offices it could take several days to find a paper chart and some we'll never find. Ten percent of the paper records are never found. So you have this huge delay in time.

William Davis

Office, Delay, Paper

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