I've signed with major labels, and I haven't had any control over the money. — Chuck D Copy Share Image
Major labels blow all their money massively and blame it on the band. — Bruce Dickinson Copy Share Image
Major labels don't want to take chances on cooler, indie kind of things. People only know, unfortunately, what they're being spoon-fed. — Erick Morillo Copy Share Image
Major labels limit you, but I also learned my tricks from getting around that. — Dawn Angelique Copy Share Image
Independent labels take nothing and make something out of it. Major labels buy that something, and try to make more out of… — Tom Silverman Copy Share Image
You have major labels that are willing to take unconventional approaches because the old model is crumbling in front of us. — Macklemore Copy Share Image
I've been approached by major labels every single year of my existence as an artist. Since 1996. — El-P Copy Share Image
I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of… — Malcolm Wilson Copy Share Image
Equal Vision seems to be doing really well. A lot of these major labels are just imploding and becoming indie labels, anyway. — Vic Fuentes Copy Share Image
Question: Why is that MC's be wack And major labels wanna sign that crap? A-yo...funk that! — Phife Dawg Copy Share Image
Major labels didn't start showing up really until they smelled money, and that's all they're ever going to be attracted to is… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I've felt the noose tightening for me for years at the major labels, where you're allowed to do less and less of… — Michael McDonald Copy Share Image
I'm drawn to the stuff that's maybe a little bit on the fringe. Part of that is just practical sometimes. We can't… — David Byrne Copy Share Image
“for 100 years the major labels, publishers, and studios created value in their industries by using their size to manage two forms… — Michael D. Smith Copy Share Image
Major labels have always been around our band since the beginning, and we just waited. We knew we had to do some… — Brian Fallon Copy Share Image
Well, the good news is that there's quite a lot of cynicism about major labels within radio and the press. I think… — Mick Hucknall Copy Share Image
All my records were dance-oriented, and all the hassle with major labels about changing my records, release dates, videos - everything was… — Hardwell Copy Share Image
Basically we just created our own label, but again we just did it to document our own music and create our own… — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I've had a very different career than a lot of other musicians. I went through the major labels. I was signed to… — Michael Angelo Batio Copy Share Image
I have always maintained that paradigm shift away from signing Rock and Metal acts is part of the decline in sales the… — David Ellefson Copy Share Image
I've been on a major label for 14 years. I've always wanted as many people as possible to hear my music, and… — DJ Shadow Copy Share Image
I think ultimately what you really want is a few people within any label that are into the band enough to really… — Adam Schlesinger Copy Share Image
Despite the fact that I trust the people at major labels who tell me that they want to offer me a home… — Ted Leo Copy Share Image
I think the thing you're seeing now with the music industry is that the people who have tight-knit communities are now able… — Amanda Palmer Copy Share Image
There is no question that the US market is the hardest to break into. I believe that the reason for this primarily… — Wendy Starland Copy Share Image
Major labels just lost their way. It's like the housing bubble. They lost a sense of the fundamentals. — Win Butler Copy Share Image
When the major labels didn't work out the first time around, it taught me not to force things. You gotta let it… — LP Copy Share Image
There are just as many dirt bags in independent music as there are in major labels. — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
All the independents, a few major labels. The big studios who still give niggas favors. — Devin Tha Dude Copy Share Image
The decline of the major labels has changed the audience. They aren't force-fed by a system any more. They can make their… — John Oates Copy Share Image
If you're a priority artist, then you get an amazing amount of exposure and money thrown. If you are more niche, then… — Passenger Copy Share Image
The major labels, they roll with whatever is making money. I don't know if R&B turned into making banjo music and it… — Warryn Campbell Copy Share Image
I don't really see a difference in independent and major labels. To me, it's pretty much the same. There used to be… — M.I.A Copy Share Image
When we started OD2 in 1999, we were really expecting to work more with independents and so on because the major labels… — Peter Gabriel Copy Share Image
I want to be in control of how my music is released and how I create it. What people don't talk about… — Verite Copy Share Image
