I think Quote by Griff

Just because you signed a deal, it doesn't mean anything, or that you'll be on the radio tomorrow.

— Griff

At the end of the day, you sign a record deal and you understand where it could go if you had the right song.

— Tinie Tempah

When it came time to be a professional rapper, I wouldn't sign anything without reading it. There was no way I was going to…

— Queen Latifah

I have so many records put away now, it was just a matter of picking 13 songs and selling it. It was all these…

— Akon

I signed contracts I didn't think were a good idea but people around me said it was the way forward. It saddens me that…

— Julian Cope

I wanted to be part of pop culture, so I started songwriting, and I got signed to my first record deal.

— Bebe Rexha

I really worked for it, and if no one liked my music and it didn't work out as a career for me, I'd still…

— G Flip

It's a weird business, whether you're trying to write or act or do music. You're put in these situations you're not prepared for.

— Greg Sestero

The reason I never wanted to sign with a big label was because I didn't want no one telling me how to make my…

— Danny Brown

It's the coolest feeling signing your record. And it's great when people come to your shows and know the words to the new songs.

— Lights

It's emotional blackmail to say if you're a good businesswoman and a musician, you're betraying your music.

— Tori Amos

When I signed a record deal, I was always told by execs I needed to be like everybody else, that I had to show…

— Jessica Simpson