It was a lot easier to write songs before I had a record deal, because the record labels and the industry doesn't… — Ashton Shepherd Copy Share Image
Before I had a record deal, I was living in New York and playing anywhere I could, from somebody's house to an… — Langhorne Slim Copy Share Image
You expect certain things. You build up in your mind how it's supposed to go down. When you get a record deal,… — Lupe Fiasco Copy Share Image
I advise wannabe singers to form a band, practise in your garage if you have to, but do as many charity or… — Bonnie Tyler Copy Share Image
I never sought out a record deal. It caught me with my pants down. I was just a musician doing my thing,… — Jamie Cullum Copy Share Image
I started singing when I was 18 and landed my first record deal with RCA when I was 26 after a lot… — Bonnie Tyler Copy Share Image
I have to work really hard to get the record deal - I have to spend years at it to get good.… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
Nine Inch Nails was born out of Cleveland, Ohio, with me and a friend in a studio working on demos at night.… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
I walked out of the Chinese restaurant with a fat check, a record deal, and a box of shrimp egg foo yung! — Solomon Burke Copy Share Image
I have a huge scarf from Hermes that I bought the day I signed my record deal. I had never had an… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
It only took me six months to get a record deal, but it took me 20 years to have a hit. — Shane McAnally Copy Share Image
I DJ'd for years. I DJ'd in high school, and I think my parents thought it was a passing thing. And then… — Kaskade Copy Share Image
What's interesting is often people think life changes when you have a record deal and you do all kinds of stuff. Obviously… — Jamie Cullum Copy Share Image
People think when you get a record deal all your problems will go away. We know that the bigger we get, the… — Brad Delson Copy Share Image
To drive though the streets of Manhattan to sign a record deal was like a movie. It was crazy - pretty hard… — James Bay Copy Share Image
When I had a record deal in the '90s, that was my dream - to make an album like Barbra Streisand's Broadway… — Billy Porter Copy Share Image
When I first got my record deal, I was like, 'I just want to sing,' and I never put much thought into… — Hilary Duff Copy Share Image
When I first started playing the banjo and miraculously fell into a record deal in Nashville, TN, there was a period when… — Abigail Washburn Copy Share Image
I've never made a dime from a record sale in the history of my record deal. I've been very happy with my… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
There's the conventional wisdom, of which I have none, where you get a record deal, you get a publicist, you get a… — Chris Robinson Copy Share Image
Some people choose to go on 'American Idol' or another singing contest, and some people choose to beat down barrooms before anyone… — Jake Owen Copy Share Image
When I lost my record deal, and my phone wasn't ringing, I realized that I had to reassess who Vesta was and… — Vesta Williams Copy Share Image
