We started the band with a work ethic of 'it's us against the world' and that is something that our fans aligned with, too. Together, we speak a comm…

- David Ellefson

The old model of the industry was founded largely upon business folk trying to make money off artists. At EMP, we let the music make the money, not t…

- David Ellefson

Music is a creative endeavor so I feel the business around it should be creative, too. One size doesn't have to fit all.

- David Ellefson

Rock stardom is hard work and it takes a team to make it happen. Also, communication is important because too often inexperienced artists have delusi…

- David Ellefson

I have always maintained that paradigm shift away from signing Rock and Metal acts is part of the decline in sales the major labels have talked about…

- David Ellefson