Deals Quote by Brian McKnight

I actually produced other people's vocals for a long time when I first signed my publishing deal and I had just sort of decided…

— Solange Knowles

I wanted to be part of pop culture, so I started songwriting, and I got signed to my first record deal.

— Bebe Rexha

I sing and play guitar, but songwriting is how I pay my rent. And so I didn't really need a lot of publicity to…

— J. J. Cale

The first two major label records I did what I wanted to do. It wasn't a problem until after I finished my part. They…

— Van Hunt

I'd done recordings, little demos, since I was in college, which I used to get gigs. But I never thought I'd have a record…

— Norah Jones

I've always been a songwriter, whether it's singing or playing with a band or doing DJ sets, they're all different ways to deliver my…

— Matthew Koma

I think, back in the day, when I was first starting to make music, all I wanted to do was to get a record…

— G-Eazy

When I first started writing songs, I never intended on singing. I didn't really consider myself a singer at all. I was just kind…

— Washed Out

Andrew [Ridgeley] and I had demoed a couple of our songs very cheaply, and we weren't expecting any kind of record deal. We just…

— George Michael

I took temp jobs, recorded a demo in the evenings and eventually shopped a record deal. All I knew was that I wanted to…

— Natasha Bedingfield

I thought I'd be wasting my time to go to commercial record companies and make demos for them, because don't forget, I was doing…

— John Fahey

My practice is to take a sheet, write the song number in the left side, name of the production, and time of recording. Only…

— Ilaiyaraaja