--- title: "1 Devastating Quotes By Thelma Houston" description: "1 Devastating quotes by Thelma Houston. Plus more from Thelma Houston and more Devastating sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee8/thelma-houston-61545_again_i-was-kicked-off-a-record-label-and-didn_1211391.jpg" --- > [I was kicked off a record label and didn't get picked up again. It was devastating at first because I thought, 'Oh my God. My career is over. What's gonna happen? What am I going to do?' Once I got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-houston/i-was-kicked-off-a-record-label-and-didn-t-get-picked-up-again-it-was/) [Thelma Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-houston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee8/thelma-houston-61545_again_i-was-kicked-off-a-record-label-and-didn_1211391.jpg) ## More by Thelma Houston > [When I joined, I was one of the first artists to sign on to the Motown West label when they opened their first studio…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-houston/when-i-joined-i-was-one-of-the-first-artists-to-sign-on-to-the-motown/) [Thelma Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-houston/) > [I've been performing since the 60s and I made my first album in 1969, so it's been a bit over twenty years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-houston/i-ve-been-performing-since-the-60s-and-i-made-my-first-album-in-1969/) [Thelma Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-houston/) > [I was kicked off a record label and didn't get picked up again. It was devastating at first because I thought, 'Oh my God.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-houston/i-was-kicked-off-a-record-label-and-didn-t-get-picked-up-again-it-was/) [Thelma Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-houston/) > [When I met with Peter Angell, the producer of the CD, we talked about my idea to do songs that I loved and songs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-houston/when-i-met-with-peter-angell-the-producer-of-the-cd-we-talked-about/) [Thelma Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-houston/) > [It's great, the number of people that I'm reaching through the Internet - I've done some wonderful interviews - but I miss touching the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-houston/it-s-great-the-number-of-people-that-i-m-reaching-through-the/) [Thelma Houston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-houston/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/devastating/thelma-houston/#itemlist", "name": "1 Devastating Quotes By Thelma Houston", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was kicked off a record label and didn't get picked up again. 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