Evening Quote by Claes Oldenburg

When I first came to New York I was a dancer, and a French record label offered me a recording contract and I had…

— Madonna Ciccone

I'm selling more records on my own than I did on major labels.

— Aimee Mann

Before I had a record deal, I was living in New York and playing anywhere I could, from somebody's house to an open mic…

— Langhorne Slim

I've sold my records outta shopping carts on the street.

— GG Allin

I worked hard all my life as far as this music business. I dreamed of the day when I could go to New York…

— Tupac Shakur

I'm in a very good place to make records. Needing to make money off music is very dangerous.

— Ice T

I have my own record company. I have to answer to God, basically. I'm not young, so I want to make the best possible…

— Michael Gira

My music career is why I moved to New York in the first place.

— Renee Rapp

I make records so I can buy art.

— Jimmy Iovine

I'm a DJ, and I live in Williamsburg, and I run an independent record company.

— James Murphy

When I started working on my own music, I didn't have the chance to record in a big music studio, so I had to…

— Agnes Obel

I always thought that if record companies didn't understand me, fine - I'd go and do it by myself.

— Estelle