"I think the golden age of the phonograph industry is gone. There just aren't many artists as there used to be. It's sad. It's not people's fault, it's commerce. It's the way that everything becomes a commodity. It's Pepsi Cola. That's what you have these days. Artists are not allowed to grow.
"I mean, there's so much noise, that there's just no way for good things to happen even if they are happening. I'm sure there are great artists out there, but it's hard to find them. People respond to what they hear on the radio today and that shapes what they're going to do tomorrow. So if the radio is playing a bunch of crap then..."
-Nigel Goodrich, producer of Radiohead
Vinyl and other topics
Vinyl and other topics
That quote came from a magazine from California which is very cool called Filter.