Art Quote by Edgar Winter

There's this thing called compulsory licensing law that allows artists through the record companies to take your music at will without your permission.

— Prince

There is such an advantage to self-releasing. If you can do it yourself, it's the best way to go. In Europe and the rest…

— Lindsey Stirling

In this age when people expect to get their music for free, we have to work out how we can protect the rights of…

— Clive Davis

That's why I made my record before I had a label. I put it out independently - in a way, out of fear -…

— Aubrie Sellers

When you become a commodity to a record label because you're making them millions of dollars, you can take all of your artistic integrity…

— Mark McGrath

Labels don't want artists to put out mixtapes because they don't monetize it.

— Yo Gotti

My responsibility is to the artist first. There's something that artists intrinsically know about their music and their fanbase that neither the record company…

— Nile Rodgers

When you sign with a label, they do insist upon certain rights, and if you have a competent attorney, your rights will be protected.

— Tommy Shaw

In theory, when you're working with a record label, you're just borrowing their money. And that's basically how the record industry works, right? It's…

— Patrick Carney

Here's the way the licensing works ... If you write a song, nobody can record your song before you do without your permission. But,…

— Frank Zappa

When someone is buying a sample-based album, they are investing in the concept of that album. If they really like the original source material,…

— Girl Talk

Times are completely different now. If you're a brand new artist with a record you want to release to the masses, I would suggest…

— Ashanti