Around Quote by Billy Squier

I got out of the music industry many years ago. I had a charlatan for a producer who I wanted nothing to do with.…

— Leon Redbone

I was forced to be an artist and a CEO from the beginning, so I was forced to be like a businessman because when…

— Jay-Z

Unless you've given up your business to a record label, there's no such thing as just being a musician anymore.

— Jack Conte

I had taken some of my solo music into the record label. They didn't really care for the direction I was moving in and…

— Shirley Manson

I had walked away from the music industry because I had a certain integrity and all that.

— Jeff Gutt

My contract with mercury PolyGram Nashville was about to expire. And I never had really been happy. The company, the record company, just didn't…

— Johnny Cash

I went to so many record labels - name any one - and they all turned me down. For some reason I just got…

— Shuggie Otis

People weren't buying as many records. My record company did not want me. I went through three record companies, went on tour at the…

— Adam Ant

When it comes to the business side of it, as much as you might hate it, the reality is that you give the record…

— Paolo Nutini

I made two or three albums with money from my own pocket, but I couldn't get them released or played on the radio. I…

— Wilson Pickett

With my quick success, I didn't have time to learn the ropes of the music business. Because my first record was such a hit,…

— Phoebe Snow

I gave up accounting. I went in for about six months writing ad copy. I was fired from that, and then another guy and…

— Bob Newhart