Crisis Quote by Aditya Narayan

At the end of the day, you sign a record deal and you understand where it could go if you had the right song.

— Tinie Tempah

The life of a singer is you have to pay your bills. You have to take a gig.

— Judith Hill

There is a common misconception that when you're a singer working for a recording company you get to pick everything you're doing. Very few…

— Frank Sinatra Jr

Every time we buy a CD or download a song, the artist is paid for their work. You might not know that this isn't…

— Dionne Warwick

There's a lot of artists whose contracts are written in such a way that they do not get paid for what's happening on streaming…

— Sean Parker

Putting out compilation records, buying the right to music is incredibly complicated. You have to find the writer of the song and the publisher…

— John Waters

The people who are making money are the ones who are writing and singing their own songs.

— Jimmy Webb

Many musicians will say they don't care about the money yet they must commit themselves to appear at given times and places, and to…

— Lynette Fromme

A record deal doesn't make you an artist; you make yourself an artist.

— Lady Gaga

It is demotivating, when you are called to sing for free and made to sign a contract, saying this song does not belong to…

— Aditya Narayan

Some people choose to go on 'American Idol' or another singing contest, and some people choose to beat down barrooms before anyone even knows…

— Jake Owen

I believe that when you have fans, they invest in you not just as a singer but as a person as well. It's not…

— Ellie Goulding