Reminds me of this quote, generally attributed to Hunter S. Thompson:

"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."

Haha beat me to it. Most certainly a HST quote. It gets switched to just about every entertainment industry in a lot of places. I think "What Just Happened" used it re: the movie business recently.