James McMurtry famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

  • The business model of Linux distribution is broken; it's like the business model of the dotcoms. Running your company on Linux is like running your company on Napster.

  • I've never supported this concept of going after Napster. I think the rock bands who fought this were wrong.

  • Napster works because people who love music share and participate.

  • I hate to say Napster kind of killed our business, but what can I tell ya?

  • It's a thanksgiving to God. It's something I have wanted to do for a long time, but the record company wasn't ready for it. So I did it myself.

  • When I record something, I'll take a drive and just listen

  • Since the decline of record companies and music sales, I've always played live.

  • But what you realise after you've been in the business for a while is that people develop opinions about you that don't have anything to do with your music, they like or dislike you for a million reasons, they like or dislike you for your last record.

  • 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 don't rely on my figure to sell records.

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