Band Quote by Jack Conte

They praise these tiny indie bands, but if a band finally gets mainstream success, the same people who praised them attack them for 'selling…

— Kyle Baker

I'm an indie artist with major distribution, so one foot in the extreme major music business and one foot in the abyss of indie…

— John Oates

If you're on an indie label, you're not getting enough money. And if you're on a major, you're not getting enough support.

— Kate Nash

Most bands, when they sign with a major, are from an indie. They usually start off with a big dilemma. They think they're selling…

— James Dean Bradfield

It's a long process transitioning from indie to mainstream, and it's not that easy because it's a different environment when you are in the…

— Coco Martin

Being in a band is very much like a startup. You start in a garage. You hope to get interest from investors, like a…

— Kevin Jonas

I have so many indie bands on my iPod. What I don't really understand is the attitude that if a band is unknown, they're…

— Taylor Swift

When you start out as a band, you stake your claim and you go for it. And there's a part of you that dreams…

— Edward Kowalczyk

I think I've done a lot in this business, whether through screwball methods or not I don't know, that has helped other bands. I…

— Benny Goodman

Indie music is picking up and artistes are more confident about putting out music with no big name attached to it.

— Amaal Mallik

It's great when a huge amount of money goes from a dumb corporation into the hands of an awesome band with brilliant ideas who…

— Alex Scally

It's been awesome going indie. I don't need to be on a major label. I love not having to walk into a specific radio…

— Mat Kearney