Contract Quote by Hank Williams

I spent 11 years in Nashville trying to get a record deal. That was the time I was living in my car.

— Jimmie Allen

There's a system in place in Nashville, and for a long time, I was trapped in this idea that the only way to do…

— Sam Hunt

The record companies don't give you a chance, like in the old days when they went, 'Here's a pile of money. Go make a…

— Till Lindemann

One of the biggest wake-up calls of my career was when I saw a record contract. I said, 'Wait - you sell it for…

— Trent Reznor

I just have to sell enough records to continue financing making more records.

— Curt Smith

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

— Mary Gauthier

If you make money back from your record, you're doing it smart. It's an expensive hobby. I'm lucky enough to still make a living…

— Robyn Hitchcock

I didn't move to Nashville with any inkling or dreams of getting a record deal. I didn't have those stars in my eyes. I…

— Maren Morris

There's really no money per se to be made on records. We used to make a lot of money on records. Now, all of…

— Joey Kramer

I'm in a very good place to make records. Needing to make money off music is very dangerous.

— Ice T

No one starts playing my kind of music to make a fortune. But I do want to keep doing what I do and I…

— Laura Marling

I never made any money off of my records. It gave me the name across the country so that I could do some of…

— Mickey Gilley