Community Quote by Erykah Badu

I'm active in my community. I want to help as many people as I can help. I want to utilize this platform for good.…

— Mike Tomlin

You don't need a record deal. You'll have the industry begging for you, when you build your buzz.

— Russell Simmons

But now I realize that this record business really needs me. No one else is trying to take a chance or do something different.

— Erykah Badu

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

— Chesney Hawkes

I'm really lucky that my record companies have been patient with me and leave me alone and give me the time to make it…

— Sarah McLachlan

I've been able to experience so many things since I've had my record deal.

— Cole Swindell

When you get your first record deal, you will do anything, because you just want to sing.

— Joss Stone

If you don't have a record deal, you've got to be a record company.

— Mary Gauthier

I'm happy to have the opportunity to record the records I want to - I'm very aware that that's a privilege.

— Brad Mehldau

For so long, I could not get a publishing deal to save my life. I couldn't get a record deal to save my life.

— Lainey Wilson

One of the advantages of not having a record contract is that you can make your own mistakes, you don't need somebody else to…

— Herbie Mann

For me, the idea of releasing a free record is powerful if everybody gets it for free at the same time.

— El-P