Neil Portnow Professions : Record producer Born : 1948 Browse All Authors Top 12 quotes by Neil Portnow Andy Wiliams' smooth voice and casual style turned the songs he sang into timeless classics and made him one of America's top pop singers. ... The entertainment industry has lost a giant piece of its living history today, but Williams' legacy will forever be enshrined in the annals of music and television. Neil Portnow voice song america We live in a time of fake news - things that are made up and manufactured. Neil Portnow news fake made We as a music community have our own issues about advocacy, copyright, intellectual property, being paid fairly for the work that we do. Neil Portnow issues community intellectual I support artistic freedom and always have. Neil Portnow artistic-freedom artistic support The fact that there isn't a performance right [for the use of sound recordings on terrestrial radio] means there's hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign income that doesn't come to the artists in America. Neil Portnow artist mean america Because U.K. artists aren't compensated when their music is played on U.S. radio stations, U.S. artists aren't compensated when their records are played on U.K. stations based on the fact that there's no reciprocity. If that income came in, our artists would be paying income taxes on it. So if we can get a lot of policy on the radar, that may have some positive influence. Neil Portnow income artist would-be Sometimes you don't want to believe everything you hear. Neil Portnow want sometimes believe We don't, as musicians, in my humble opinion, listen to music based on gender or race or ethnicity, when you go to vote on a piece of music -- at least the way that I approach it -- is you almost put a blindfold on and you listen. Neil Portnow top-news We love Ariana. And shes a great artist, and shes been on many of our shows and shes very appropriately nominated this year, but you know, in putting all of these things together, theres always a lot of moving pieces and parts, but, Ill go back to my earlier statement, we dont wrap this show til Sunday morning, and so lots of things can happen and well see where we go. Neil Portnow entertainment Throughout her exciting career, I have watched her become a powerful force within the music industry and beyond. As an artist who speaks to the power of music, we are thrilled to have her on board. Neil Portnow entertainment Regrettably, I used two words, 'step up,' that, when taken out of context, do not convey my beliefs and the point I was trying to make. Neil Portnow entertainment That's what's great about live television, whatever happens is part of the culture of the people in the room. Neil Portnow entertainment Similar Authors Bryce Wilson record-producer Ariel Rechtshaid record-producer Ashanti record-producer Arca record-producer Andrew Loog Oldham record-producer Amerie record-producer All Authors
