Roy Ayers English Quotations

You grow and learn a lot about the industry and what happens behind closed doors over the years.

I'm celebrating my 40th year in show business this year.

Polydor used to release me at different times around the world. You get your royalty statement: sales here, here, but never over there!

I got married in 1973, and my career was really at its peak between 1975, and '81-'82. Everything I put out could do no wrong. Like you can't imagine.

People in England were coming up to me, saying, My mother and father turned me on to your music. This happened to me 20 years ago. When I was 40 they were saying that.

I'm not imprisoned within any particular style or category of music. I grew up in the be-bop culture or what people today call classic jazz.

It's a new day and new things are happening. There will be other ways for artists to sell their records and distribute their product.

The true beauty of music is that it connects peopl. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.