Back in the Nineties, I was in an R&B group. I signed my…

The Roots - we signed our first record deal when I was about 19 years old.

— Black Thought

I wanted to be part of pop culture, so I started songwriting, and I got signed to my first record deal.

— Bebe Rexha

When I signed my first record deal, I brought it over to my lawyer to look over.

— Soccer Mommy

I put a song on Soundcloud, and Annie Mac made it record of the week, and a month later, I signed my record deal.

— Mabel

I’m half crazy but I know the Devil real. I should know, I signed a record deal.

— Bishop Lamont

When I signed a record deal, I was always told by execs I needed to be like everybody else, that I had to show…

— Jessica Simpson

I was 18 when I signed my first record contract and in those days fame was a lot of fun.

— Martin Kemp

I was signed to a record label when I was younger. I was in a group, and I just wasn't - personally, I wasn't…

— Tika Sumpter

I was signed to a record label at the same time as my friend Elliot Murphy, who makes great records to this day.

— Bruce Springsteen

Singing is my favorite thing to do. One day, I hope to get signed to a record label.

— Selah Louise Marley

I've always had a love for poetry and when I got signed to a record label I thought, 'How odd that I'm doing a…

— Jewel

After performing in various bands, my big break came when I signed for the record label CBS. I had a couple of hits, then…

— Paul Young

I wanted to play in bands and get signed by a record label and tour the world and stuff, but that never really worked…

— Ramin Djawadi

When you find fame, or you get signed to a record label, it's not what you imagined - because you imagined they would have…

— James Arthur

I am not immune to the lure of a signed record, flier or set list. The fact that your music heroes potentially had, in…

— Henry Rollins