I've always had a love for poetry and when I got signed to a record label I thought, 'How odd that I'm… — Jewel Copy Share Image
I'm the only girl songwriter that fights for a lot of things. I fight for songwriting fees, which record labels want you… — Ester Dean Copy Share Image
Nowadays, it's a lot more in the kids hands. You don't really need a record label. You can get the money together… — Mattew Nicholls Copy Share Image
I was signed to a record label at the same time as my friend Elliot Murphy, who makes great records to this… — Bruce Springsteen Copy Share Image
I hate record labels. They think they know everything. I want to hear them try to sing it. — Jessica Simpson Copy Share Image
[Jack Johnson] became a superstar and started his own record label, and then he made and produced my first record, he co-wrote… — Donavon Frankenreiter Copy Share Image
Friends of friends had bands in college or in their early 20s and had a moment where they had some kind of… — Noah Baumbach Copy Share Image
I left my record label, Polydor, by mutual agreement, but I'm going to carry on with my singing career. — Alex Parks Copy Share Image
We drank quite a lot and Tony Harrington said, "We're thinking of starting a record label at The Wire; how about you… — David Toop Copy Share Image
It doesn't really matter to me what the rest of country is doing. I'm not caught up in trying to make a… — Joe Nichols Copy Share Image
All I want to do is give the world my heart... Record label tryina make me compromise my art. — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
Record labels collude with some of the radio stations, and the radio stations have their play lists, dependent upon what they call… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
If you don't get substantially what you want, be ready to walk. And don't look back. — Norman Granz Copy Share Image
I just got a chance to see strong tenacity and a desire to be on top from some young women who have… — MC Lyte Copy Share Image
There’s no “correct path” to becoming a real artist. You might think you’ll gain legitimacy by going to university, getting published, getting… — Amanda Palmer Copy Share Image
On everything I do I'm always taking someone's money, whether it's a movie studio or a record label. Somebody's paying for it,… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
I didn't have to fit into a mold. You make the mold. People can smell a rat. If you're doing thing for… — Anthony Evans Copy Share Image
I've always had to deal with being biracial, even in music. When I came on the scene, I'd go to these record… — Lenny Kravitz Copy Share Image
Record labels have enjoyed a 100-year monopoly of selling plastic and now they're up against a different format. — Ian MacKaye Copy Share Image
I was turned down by every record label in L.A. Perseverance is three quarters of the game. Talent's only a quarter. Being… — Sheryl Crow Copy Share Image
I have an independent record label called Favored Nations on which I released an album by an artist called Johnny A, who… — Steve Vai Copy Share Image
The means of control that record labels had vis-à-vis distribution no longer exist. — Doug Walters Copy Share Image
In a sense, the music business and I haven't always been the best of bedfellows. Artists often have to fight their corner.… — Annie Lennox Copy Share Image
It is hard, though, 'cos record labels love to boss you around. I won't let them do that anymore. — Evan Dando Copy Share Image
Willow [Smith] started making music first. I was like, "My younger sister is, like, 4, and she's making all these fire songs.… — Jaden Smith Copy Share Image