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
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 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
The record labels used to spend money on advertising, and social media has replaced that entirely - it's putting magazines out of… — Steve Aoki 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
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
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
However, the radio and national media depend much more on the hype from a good record label, and from a " buzz… — Pat Garrett 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 the 360 deals are what stands out to me, first and foremost. I never would have dreamed that record labels… — Jay DeMarcus 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
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
I was just thinking of Rush. I went to see Rush a few years ago, because my record label guy in the… — Sarah Harmer 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
I've had big record label presidents look me in the face and say, 'Your music sucks, you don't know who you are,… — Bruno Mars Copy Share Image
I got all these books about, like, what you need to know to enter the entertainment industry. And I remember I sent… — Lindsey Stirling Copy Share Image
If you ever want to know why I'm not on a record label, look at 'The X Factor!' Honestly, of all the… — John Lydon Copy Share Image
The big, big record labels have so much control. I think too much control that it actually made their artists scared to… — Joss Stone 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
The people who are competing business-wise out there want what other successful labels and artists have. I don't want what they have;… — Joe Nichols Copy Share Image
In the early 1970s. 1971, '72. The rooms were closing down, record labels weren't signing acoustic acts any more. Although they had… — Dave Van Ronk Copy Share Image
I get bored easily, so I need to do a lot. I've started a record label, so I get to nurture new… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
I've gone through a lot of 'nos' from record labels but I've built a great team along the way and that's the… — Jonas Blue Copy Share Image
I learned how to take other people's mechanisms of promoting their stuff through me as opposed to promoting my own stuff, as… — Snoop Dogg Copy Share Image
I'm really thankful to have my own record label. I've always looked up to people like Madonna when she launched Maverick Records.… — Janelle Monae Copy Share Image
Shoot, there's a committee to tell you everything at a record label. You definitely have to know who you are if you… — Gary Allan Copy Share Image
The head of a record label sets up structures, but he also defines the sound of the label, which is to describe… — John Kao Copy Share Image