Advice Quote by David Byrne

Arcade Fire has kept their indie cred. They will sell out stadiums yet still have underdog status. But when you're a band like Coldplay,…

— Mark Foster

I've dealt with a record label in the past.

— Jack Conte

I know a lot of people who jumped into a record label right away, dropped an album, and then nothing happened for them. Build…

— Kaytranada

I was always looking to record, but how much I actually pursued it was another thing. The major labels weren't that interested in me,…

— Dan Hicks

I met Arcade Fire on their first record, 'Funeral.' I loved that record, and it was a record I was listening to while I…

— Spike Jonze

We're not going to get into how many deals I've had. I don't think there is a label that I was signed to that…

— Tony Sunshine

My problem was never with the major label, it was with the guy who we put our trust in and then wouldn't take my…

— John Britt Daniel

It breaks my heart to see these young, really talented bands getting chewed up into the system. I remember a time if you'd signed…

— Mike Peters

Sometimes I forget that the label's been around so long that some of the bands they're singing now might be influenced by the first…

— Hutch Harris

I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos

— Duncan Sheik

I remember in 2016 when I got signed to my record label Good Soldier, which is a very small indie label. They took a…

— Freya Ridings

I worked behind the record counter at Woolworths when I was 16. It was when Oasis' 'Definitely Maybe' came out and The Verve were…

— Andrew Flintoff