--- title: "9 Recording Contract Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Recording Contract quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Recording Contract sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0da/tommy-lee-3389_age_by-the-age-of-17-for-me-we-had-got-an-re_1107040.jpg" --- > [By the age of 17, for me, we had got an recording contract, and, boom, I was gone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/by-the-age-of-17-for-me-we-had-got-an-recording-contract-and-boom-i/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0da/tommy-lee-3389_age_by-the-age-of-17-for-me-we-had-got-an-re_1107040.jpg) > [I've been with Def Jam Records for five years and they gave me my first recording contract so for that I'm forever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lil-durk/i-ve-been-with-def-jam-records-for-five-years-and-they-gave-me-my/) [Lil Durk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lil-durk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/lil-durk-7999_contract_i-ve-been-with-def-jam-records-for-five_1616401.jpg) > [I had a recording contract with Capitol Records. I loved recording and being in that studio. I made four albums.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-chakiris/i-had-a-recording-contract-with-capitol-records-i-loved-recording-and/) [George Chakiris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-chakiris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e6/george-chakiris-26119_albums_i-had-a-recording-contract-with-capitol_1227979.png) > [I worked a long time to get good at what I'm doing, and nobody handed me a recording contract because of who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexa-ray-joel/i-worked-a-long-time-to-get-good-at-what-i-m-doing-and-nobody-handed/) [Alexa Ray Joel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexa-ray-joel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5b/alexa-ray-joel-26757_because_i-worked-a-long-time-to-get-good-at-what_1243016.jpg) > [Make sure you know what you are signing when you sign a recording contract.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-shaw/make-sure-you-know-what-you-are-signing-when-you-sign-a-recording/) [Tommy Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-shaw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/tommy-shaw-16595_contract_make-sure-you-know-what-you-are-signing_886799.png) > [We won a contest at the teen fair in Vancouver and the first prize was a recording contract and we recorded at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-chong/we-won-a-contest-at-the-teen-fair-in-vancouver-and-the-first-prize/) [Tommy Chong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-chong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a67/tommy-chong-4039_contests_we-won-a-contest-at-the-teen-fair-in-van_876131.png) > [Piper took me one step further in that it got my first real recording contract but the band just didn't quite mature.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/piper-took-me-one-step-further-in-that-it-got-my-first-real-recording/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/158/billy-squier-4506_band_piper-took-me-one-step-further-in-that-i_3090548.png) > [At 17, I signed a recording contract right out of high school, so I started touring and traveling the world. I sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/at-17-i-signed-a-recording-contract-right-out-of-high-school-so-i/) [Tommy Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/tommy-lee-3389_college_at-17-i-signed-a-recording-contract-righ_893741.jpg) > [When I first came to New York I was a dancer, and a French record label offered me a recording contract and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madonna-ciccone/when-i-first-came-to-new-york-i-was-a-dancer-and-a-french-record/) [Madonna Ciccone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madonna-ciccone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82d/madonna-ciccone-401_business_when-i-first-came-to-new-york-i-was-a-da_1625051.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/recording-contract/#itemlist", "name": "Recording Contract Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "By the age of 17, for me, we had got an recording contract, and, boom, I was gone.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tommy Lee" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee/by-the-age-of-17-for-me-we-had-got-an-recording-contract-and-boom-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0da/tommy-lee-3389_age_by-the-age-of-17-for-me-we-had-got-an-re_1107040.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0da/tommy-lee-3389_age_by-the-age-of-17-for-me-we-had-got-an-re_1107040.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0da/tommy-lee-3389_age_by-the-age-of-17-for-me-we-had-got-an-re_1107040.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“By the age of 17, for me, we had got an recording contract, and, boom, I was gone.” — Tommy Lee", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've been with Def Jam Records for five years and they gave me my first recording contract so for that I'm forever grateful.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lil Durk" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lil-durk/i-ve-been-with-def-jam-records-for-five-years-and-they-gave-me-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/lil-durk-7999_contract_i-ve-been-with-def-jam-records-for-five_1616401.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/lil-durk-7999_contract_i-ve-been-with-def-jam-records-for-five_1616401.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/lil-durk-7999_contract_i-ve-been-with-def-jam-records-for-five_1616401.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've been with Def Jam Records for five years and they gave me my first recording contract so for that I'm…” — Lil Durk", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I had a recording contract with Capitol Records. 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