Art Quote by Ice Cube

Everyone wants immediate success, immediate celebrity, and that doesn't produce what used to be artists.

— Anonymous

You see so many artists who are so talented end up living sad, empty lives. This industry takes so much out of you that…

— Stacie Orrico

I think that there will always be artists out there who think they need to sign a major label deal in order to be…

— Macklemore

That's what everyone should do with their lives: stand up for what they believe in or try to do some good in the world.…

— Tracy Chapman

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

I'd rather have people really be able to step back and get their money's worth and look at me as a true artist than…

— Haley Reinhart

“The truth is most Artist when they sign contracts. They don’t care what it says or about terms and conditions. All they want is…

— De philosopher DJ Kyos

It's important to let each artist do what makes him or her feel comfortable. Success should be a by-product of that.

— Kenny G

I always just wanted to have the wherewithal to make another record. I never really dreamt of fortune or fame, because it seemed so…

— Will Sheff

When you find fame, or you get signed to a record label, it's not what you imagined - because you imagined they would have…

— James Arthur

So in every sense, from an independent artist to a major label artist, you just have to have great product, great faith and great…

— Ledisi

“The most devastating thing artists can do to their career is get in their own way, and way too many people do. It’s not…

— Loren Weisman