Consistent as in not stopping to say, “my turn.” Persistent as in long-lasting, not as in annoyingly over the top. And with permission, because interacting without delivering anticipated, personal and relevant messages is a waste at best, annoying at worst. – Seth Godin

“I was thinking one day and I realized that if I just had somebody behind me all the way to motivate me I could make a big difference. Nobody came along like that so I just became that person for myself.”
Unknown

“The production world is rough right now. I know a lot of people that have gotten out of the business. But if it’s what you love to do, you adapt; you learn how to make cheaper records.”

- Rick Parker, producer

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success. – Norman Vincent Peale

“Fail cheap. Fail fast. Fail often. Always make new mistakes.” -Esther Dyson

It is the very act of “concentrating” on writing music which makes it difficult to do, since ideas normally arise when one is not focused but when one is “open” in some way. – Brian Eno

My goal is to do music 24/7, not to own a mansion in the country and develop a debilitating coke habit, so this is just a step towards that. – Fake Sensations

Music was my refuge.  I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.  ~Maya Angelou, Gather Together in My Name

“Music is the art of thinking with sounds.” – Unknown Author

Don’t write the music, let the music write itself – Michael Jackson (R.I.P.)

If you steal my money I don’t have that money anymore.  If you copy my music I still have it, and so does everyone else who has it.  No one loses anything, the supply of copies just increases. – Peter Jenner