"most people I talk to already giving this one a thumbs down. It has all the evilness minus the cool part." – Hypebot reader squashed on Microsoft & MTV’s URGE download store two days before it opened
"…I don’t like that these Silicon Valley scumbags like (Bill) Nguyen are just looking for ways to make money off of others’ efforts. Lying on their way to their IPO. Count me out. Like the rest of the public. Stealing files P2P and leaving BOTH (labels and LaLa) of these entities in the dust." – Music commentator Bob Lefsetz on LaLa.com
"I’m fed up with the industry and I’ve been fed up for quite some time. I’m taking a year off – no touring, no albums. I go for a walk every morning and I watch a ton of movies. One day, I watched three Woody Allen movies in a row. – David Bowie to New York Magazine
