Record labels and producers are not looking to change you: they are looking to make a star. And what they might think… — Grace VanderWaal Copy Share Image
I think I'm a living embodiment of, 'Don't try to push me around or squash me,' whether its how I talk to… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
People at the record labels were like, 'We don't want to sign you, you're girls' - sexist, ridiculous nonsense. — Charlotte Caffey Copy Share Image
I remember at a very early age ringing up record labels I found in the Yellow Pages, and asking them for a… — Ashley Walters Copy Share Image
My style when I was 17 was very low-key with jeans, T-shirts, and Converse. I was signed to a major record label… — Michelle Branch Copy Share Image
Knowing record labels and knowing the kinds of things they would object to-they just object to everything that's interesting. — Aimee Mann Copy Share Image
I have friends who have a CD mastering plant in Hollywood and they are very sceptical about European record labels' understanding of… — Gavin Bryars Copy Share Image
It's what's on the record not what labels on it. You know, that's like getting a box of cornflakes and eating the… — Elvis Costello 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
I think record cover sleeves really led towards, but at the same time the album as we know it didn't come into… — DJ Spooky Copy Share Image
Musically, between me and my fans and also me and my team, who between management and record label have always just let… — Josh Groban 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'm not really sure record labels know what they're doing. No one knows what they're doing. It's kind of amazing because it's… — Griff Copy Share Image
I'm confused that there is a lack of faith in listening to and deciding what is a great song and instead going… — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
We definitely needed to spend a good solid year just finding ourselves before anyone would even notice us. We had our fan-base… — Theresa Wayman Copy Share Image
A lot of people ask me, 'How did you have the courage to walk up to record labels when you were 12… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
I think bands will actually make more money without record companies; a much bigger share of the money will go to the… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
“Steve Jobs gave a small private presentation about the iTunes Music Store to some independent record label people. My favorite line of… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
I consider us to be one of the first Internet-based bands, especially because we basically started our entire band via the Internet.… — Jack Barakat Copy Share Image
People will download the music for free and they'll pay for it if they want to give you a compliment. They don't… — Joss Stone Copy Share Image
Fans decide what pop culture is. We can define ourselves. Music and the presentation of art nowadays is totally in our control,… — Laura Jane Grace Copy Share Image
I entered a songwriting competition, I didn't win, and one of the judges on the panel was an A&R man at a… — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image
Whenever you have consolidation, you do that for more economies of scale and leverage in making deals. But when you start losing… — Tom Silverman Copy Share Image
I had taken some of my solo music into the record label. They didn't really care for the direction I was moving… — Shirley Manson Copy Share Image
People don't know how to reach record labels, and a lot of time labels don't listen to stuff that's sent in randomly. — Perez Hilton 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'm from Israel, so America has no limits. I started a record label, and then I started managing other artists, like Liza… — Gene Simmons Copy Share Image
We have incredible record labels in Australia, but sometimes they have a preconceived idea of how to do things. — Jessica Mauboy Copy Share Image
I've made sure that in any situation and with any record label, I'm allowed to write my own music. — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
There's no school you can go to where you can study how to run a record label. Every day was a learning… — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
At my second record label, they told me and other female artists that some of us were going on the chopping block.… — Katy Perry Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is, if you're not putting out stuff that people are feeling, then your record label doesn't mean… — El-P Copy Share Image
A lot of people are trying to get me to go solo. It's just a thing I have to deal with a… — Ad-Rock Copy Share Image
I've never been told to do anything. I've never been hurried along by anybody - the kind of so-called 'pressure' of record… — Amy Macdonald Copy Share Image
I can't wait until the record label feels like it's time for my album to come out, and then just disappear. — Donnis 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
When you become a commodity to a record label because you're making them millions of dollars, you can take all of your… — Mark McGrath Copy Share Image
If I was rich enough, I would love to launch my own record label. I would love to try and give all… — Cara Delevingne Copy Share Image
We were 6 feet under. A lot of people gave up on us, including fans and critics and show promoters and record labels. — Jacoby Shaddix Copy Share Image
I hear some new artists that sound country but the record labels and country radio lean more toward a more rock feel… — George Jones Copy Share Image
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