Back Quote by Duff McKagan

The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.

— Paul Simon

So why sign your name in blood for more? It seemed like a sensible arrangement for me. I didn't sell large numbers of records…

— David Knopfler

It's pre-roll or post-roll on Vevo. The record company makes money off of that, and then it trickles down.

— Troy Carter

People still look for that elusive record deal, but you still can release records on your own, which is amazing.

— Chesney Hawkes

I understand quarterly billing, how the record companies run.

— Nikki Sixx

Of course we all want a record deal, get the big check, and all that, but it might not be good for you in…

— Benny the Butcher

Cause I can make more money going in and doing my recordings and selling them through my entities that I have, rather than going…

— Mickey Gilley

I always felt that's why people buy records anyhow is because they get that vicarious excitement and thrill that they don't get unless they…

— Cosimo Matassa

They wanted to 'radiofy' what I was doing. I was also in a position where I was compromised. I was much younger and maybe…

— Damien Rice

It's pretty cool that people will pay for something even though they don't have to. It's totally different now to back in the day.…

— Ezra Koenig

Sometimes you are at the mercy of record companies or publishing companies.

— Belinda Carlisle

If you are a musician who has released albums, it would perhaps be morbidly interesting to know how much you would be owed if…

— Henry Rollins