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title: "45 Major Labels Quotes by 43 authors"
description: "Browse 45 Major Labels quotes by 43 authors. Discover the best Major Labels sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/055/conor-oberst-1535_labels_the-only-thing-major-labels-can-really-o_305809.png"
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> [The only thing major labels can really offer is money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/the-only-thing-major-labels-can-really-offer-is-money/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

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> [I've signed with major labels, and I haven't had any control over the money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-d/i-ve-signed-with-major-labels-and-i-haven-t-had-any-control-over-the/)

[Chuck D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-d/)

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> [Major labels don't play with samples not being cleared.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-dean/major-labels-don-t-play-with-samples-not-being-cleared/)

[Mike Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-dean/)

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> [I truly believe, as an institution, most major labels should just die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moby/i-truly-believe-as-an-institution-most-major-labels-should-just-die/)

[Moby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/moby/)

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> [I'm selling more records on my own than I did on major labels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aimee-mann/i-m-selling-more-records-on-my-own-than-i-did-on-major-labels/)

[Aimee Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aimee-mann/)

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> [Major labels blow all their money massively and blame it on the band.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-dickinson/major-labels-blow-all-their-money-massively-and-blame-it-on-the-band/)

[Bruce Dickinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-dickinson/)

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> [I don't want to be on any major labels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/too-short/i-don-t-want-to-be-on-any-major-labels/)

[Too Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/too-short/)

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> [Major labels don't want to take chances on cooler, indie kind of things. People only know, unfortunately, what they're being spoon-fed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erick-morillo/major-labels-don-t-want-to-take-chances-on-cooler-indie-kind-of/)

[Erick Morillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erick-morillo/)

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> [Major labels limit you, but I also learned my tricks from getting around that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-angelique/major-labels-limit-you-but-i-also-learned-my-tricks-from-getting/)

[Dawn Angelique](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-angelique/)

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> [Independent labels take nothing and make something out of it. Major labels buy that something, and try to make more out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-silverman/independent-labels-take-nothing-and-make-something-out-of-it-major/)

[Tom Silverman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-silverman/)

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> [You have major labels that are willing to take unconventional approaches because the old model is crumbling in front of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/macklemore/you-have-major-labels-that-are-willing-to-take-unconventional/)

[Macklemore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/macklemore/)

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> [I've been approached by major labels every single year of my existence as an artist. Since 1996.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-ve-been-approached-by-major-labels-every-single-year-of-my/)

[El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/)

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> [I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-wilson/i-now-believe-that-major-labels-can-only-work-with-people-who-care/)

[Malcolm Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-wilson/)

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> [Equal Vision seems to be doing really well. A lot of these major labels are just imploding and becoming indie labels, anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vic-fuentes/equal-vision-seems-to-be-doing-really-well-a-lot-of-these-major/)

[Vic Fuentes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vic-fuentes/)

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> [Question: Why is that MC's be wack And major labels wanna sign that crap? A-yo...funk that!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phife-dawg/question-why-is-that-mc-s-be-wack-and-major-labels-wanna-sign-that/)

[Phife Dawg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phife-dawg/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/major-labels-didn-t-start-showing-up-really-until-they-smelled-money/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

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> [I've felt the noose tightening for me for years at the major labels, where you're allowed to do less and less of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/i-ve-felt-the-noose-tightening-for-me-for-years-at-the-major-labels/)

[Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-byrne/i-m-drawn-to-the-stuff-that-s-maybe-a-little-bit-on-the-fringe-part/)

[David Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-byrne/)

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> [“for 100 years the major labels, publishers, and studios created value in their industries by using their size to manage two forms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-d-smith/for-100-years-the-major-labels-publishers-and-studios-created-value/)

Michael D. Smith

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> [Major labels have always been around our band since the beginning, and we just waited. We knew we had to do some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-fallon/major-labels-have-always-been-around-our-band-since-the-beginning-and/)

[Brian Fallon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-fallon/)

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> [Well, the good news is that there's quite a lot of cynicism about major labels within radio and the press. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mick-hucknall/well-the-good-news-is-that-there-s-quite-a-lot-of-cynicism-about/)

[Mick Hucknall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mick-hucknall/)

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> [All my records were dance-oriented, and all the hassle with major labels about changing my records, release dates, videos - everything was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hardwell/all-my-records-were-dance-oriented-and-all-the-hassle-with-major/)

[Hardwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hardwell/)

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> [Basically we just created our own label, but again we just did it to document our own music and create our own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mackaye/basically-we-just-created-our-own-label-but-again-we-just-did-it-to/)

[Ian MacKaye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mackaye/)

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> [I've had a very different career than a lot of other musicians. I went through the major labels. I was signed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-angelo-batio/i-ve-had-a-very-different-career-than-a-lot-of-other-musicians-i-went/)

[Michael Angelo Batio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-angelo-batio/)

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> [I have always maintained that paradigm shift away from signing Rock and Metal acts is part of the decline in sales the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ellefson/i-have-always-maintained-that-paradigm-shift-away-from-signing-rock/)

[David Ellefson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ellefson/)

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> [I've been on a major label for 14 years. I've always wanted as many people as possible to hear my music, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dj-shadow/i-ve-been-on-a-major-label-for-14-years-i-ve-always-wanted-as-many/)

[DJ Shadow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dj-shadow/)

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> [I think ultimately what you really want is a few people within any label that are into the band enough to really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-schlesinger/i-think-ultimately-what-you-really-want-is-a-few-people-within-any/)

Adam Schlesinger

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> [Despite the fact that I trust the people at major labels who tell me that they want to offer me a home…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-leo/despite-the-fact-that-i-trust-the-people-at-major-labels-who-tell-me/)

[Ted Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-leo/)

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> [I think the thing you're seeing now with the music industry is that the people who have tight-knit communities are now able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-palmer/i-think-the-thing-you-re-seeing-now-with-the-music-industry-is-that/)

[Amanda Palmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-palmer/)

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> [There is no question that the US market is the hardest to break into. I believe that the reason for this primarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-starland/there-is-no-question-that-the-us-market-is-the-hardest-to-break-into/)

[Wendy Starland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-starland/)

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> [Major labels just lost their way. It's like the housing bubble. They lost a sense of the fundamentals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/win-butler/major-labels-just-lost-their-way-it-s-like-the-housing-bubble-they/)

[Win Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/win-butler/)

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> [When the major labels didn't work out the first time around, it taught me not to force things. You gotta let it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lp/when-the-major-labels-didn-t-work-out-the-first-time-around-it-taught/)

LP

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> [There are just as many dirt bags in independent music as there are in major labels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-skiba/there-are-just-as-many-dirt-bags-in-independent-music-as-there-are-in/)

[Matt Skiba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-skiba/)

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> [All the independents, a few major labels. The big studios who still give niggas favors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/devin-tha-dude/all-the-independents-a-few-major-labels-the-big-studios-who-still/)

Devin Tha Dude

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> [The decline of the major labels has changed the audience. They aren't force-fed by a system any more. They can make their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/the-decline-of-the-major-labels-has-changed-the-audience-they-aren-t/)

[John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/)

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> [If you're a priority artist, then you get an amazing amount of exposure and money thrown. If you are more niche, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/passenger/if-you-re-a-priority-artist-then-you-get-an-amazing-amount-of/)

[Passenger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/passenger/)

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> [The major labels, they roll with whatever is making money. I don't know if R&B turned into making banjo music and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warryn-campbell/the-major-labels-they-roll-with-whatever-is-making-money-i-don-t-know/)

[Warryn Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warryn-campbell/)

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> [I don't really see a difference in independent and major labels. To me, it's pretty much the same. There used to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-don-t-really-see-a-difference-in-independent-and-major-labels-to-me/)

M.I.A

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> [When we started OD2 in 1999, we were really expecting to work more with independents and so on because the major labels…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-gabriel/when-we-started-od2-in-1999-we-were-really-expecting-to-work-more/)

[Peter Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-gabriel/)

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> [I want to be in control of how my music is released and how I create it. What people don't talk about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verite/i-want-to-be-in-control-of-how-my-music-is-released-and-how-i-create/)

Verite

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