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# Random Quotes From FMC Policy Summit
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- Published: 2010-10-08T14:20:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-10-08T14:20:00.000Z
- Description: This guest post is by Max Willens, editor of We All Make Music. "People ask me all the time if I have problems with stalkers. And I say, 'Yeah, but. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/10/random-quotes-from-fmc-policy-summit.html]
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*This guest post is by *Max Willens*, editor of *[We All Make Music](http://weallmakemusic.com/?ref=hypebot.com)*.*

[![image from www.antagonismblog.com](https://a5.typepad.com/6a0111683c7a25970c0133f4ef13a5970b-120wi "image from www.antagonismblog.com")](http://a5.typepad.com/6a0111683c7a25970c0133f4ef13a5970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

- "People ask me all the time if I have problems with stalkers. And I say, 'Yeah, but I put 'em to work.'" – **Jill Sobule**, on how to deal with overactive fans
- "We're making the same amount of money as we were ten years ago, but the breakdown's completely different." **Ronald Burgess**, head of Smithsonian Folkways
- "75% of our fans buy the most expensive package of our new releases." – **Amaechi Uzuigwe**, head of Def Jux

**More Great Quotes From** **FMC Policy Summit** **Below:** 

- Amaechi: "When was the last time you signed a band off a demo?"  
**Spot Philpot**, co-founder of Merge Records: "Um, 12 years ago?"
- "We're going to get \[to a healthy music business\] when we start acting like women and stop acting like the men that have run this business into the ground." – **Jim Griffin**, managing director, OneHouse
- "\[As an artist\] It's not about trying to stand out anymore. It's about trying to blend in." – **Hank Shocklee**
- "Instead of trying to read data for insights…come up with a question or idea, then go out and get data to try and figure that out." – **Eric Garland**, CEO Big Champagne
- "There's a limited audience of people that want to pay a monthly fee for anything, let alone music." – **Tim Westergren**, founder of Pandora
- "They've \[the major labels\] have gotten stuck in a price structure that allows no innovation." – **T-Bone Burnett**
- "When things go away, people will know what the problem is." **Mark Kates**, founder of Fenway Recordings
- "By the time you're hearing about \[a strategy or trend\] at a panel at a conference, it's too late." – Hotspur's **Joe Mach**, on new strategies for musicians

**More quotes can be found [here](http://weallmakemusic.com/the-final-fmc-policy-summit-recap-random-quote-goodness/?ref=hypebot.com)**.