Quotes About Records

I was never good at scratching, but I was good at collecting old records. Florida was a great place for that, because it's where people go to die.

Udaya Laxmi is not the only athlete who has been asked by the administrators to go after my records; they now want to take away the only record I hold, in the 400m hurdles that I set at the final of the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984.

The government is keeping detailed records on how many Americans have carports. How many Americans have mold in their bathroom.

If you want to sell the most records, duet with me. If you need someone to come in and bless your record sales, I'm your man.

As parents and as consumers, we have the right and the power to pressure the entertainment industry to respond to our needs. Americans, after all, should insist that every corporate giant - whether it produces chemicals or records - accept responsibility for what it produces.

I run an independent company, Knockout Entertainment. We've always come out with records that had a concept that impacted really, really, really hard.

Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records.

With 'Bangarang,' I didn't make any announcement, no campaign. I just put it on my Facebook and some other places. That's how I've done everything with my previous records. I've always kept it organic.

It's kind of depressing to make a lot of records and not get the kind of response they deserve.

I love making records. That's my favorite part of the whole process. And I love playing live, but certainly getting the music on a disc that's going to live forever and be there forever, just every little detail drives me crazy.

I never could get into The Chambers Brothers. They make good records, but I never could get behind it.

Fame came quickly. I was only 19 when I secured my initial recording contract and my first two hit records - 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' and 'Cars' - were number ones.

Some records are going to be bigger than others. You're always going to be compared to your biggest record.

You can't deny RCA's past and its history. I was also on Capitol Records, so I have that past history.

I'm not deluded enough to think that everyone who knows my name is a listener. You know, I hope that part of that interest - part of that public interest - has to do with me still making records that people like.

People aren't taking their time with the music no more. There's less quality in the records.

I don't think people buy records because of anything that happens on Facebook. They buy records cause they're friends say 'I bought this record and I love it.'

I'm just concerned with going about my business and making the records I want to make.

Food fighters in Japan think of themselves as athletes. They have a higher recognition of the game and are constantly thinking about records. I probably won't continue for long because it puts pressure on the body. But I am at the age where I can perform my best.

For sure I want to achieve records.

I make records all the time. But making records is not quite the same as getting them to the audience.

It's funny - some producers ask me, 'Man, how do you work on a Bieber record? That would kill my career.' I can work on any record there is as long as they are good records and you're pushing things forward.

Learn licks and songs from records.

I'm influenced by a lot of different genres of music. So I'm constantly trying to rework production and make things interesting in the live show and on records.