First Quote by Inspectah Deck

My first album wasn't even the album that y'all hear as 'Uncontrolled Substance.' It was a totally different album... I had a whole different…

— Inspectah Deck

My whole team, it wasn't about putting the album out, it was about getting off the record company and going independent or going to…

— Lupe Fiasco

I was never actually signed to the label; I was just the annoying rapper that was always around at the studio sessions.

— JD Era

I had basically been shelved by the record label for two years and I was writing songs every day. I made two albums that…

— Nina Nesbitt

There was never going to be a right time for a band that was still recording and had health in its environment, had made…

— Peter Garrett

Our first album was a stupid mistake by the record company. They tried to sell us as an alternative act. A big mistake!

— Lauryn Hill

Back in the '80s and '90s, when there was still a record business, there was pressure on anyone who was fortunate to have a…

— John Mellencamp

It breaks my heart to see these young, really talented bands getting chewed up into the system. I remember a time if you'd signed…

— Mike Peters

I did sign to Ruthless Records, but they didn't really support me.

— Hopsin

I didn't make a solo album until the year 2000.

— John Oates

All the things that we had initiated in the first few albums still existed on 'Technical Ecstasy.' The band had not lost any of…

— Bill Ward

I got out of the business because I went from being the biggest artist on my record label to someone they didn't even want…

— Billy Squier