Doctor Quote by Jay Sean

I applied for three jobs in record companies and was offered all of them. I took the most glamorous-sounding job in the promotions department…

— Nicki Chapman

Record companies are not necessarily interested in you realizing your artistic dream. The bottom line is that they got to sell records.

— Mos Def

You're not going out there to make a living out of it by selling records. You want acclaim and you want to know people…

— Kevin Drew

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

I think, back in the day, when I was first starting to make music, all I wanted to do was to get a record…

— G-Eazy

I was always looking to record, but how much I actually pursued it was another thing. The major labels weren't that interested in me,…

— Dan Hicks

I never sought out a record deal. It caught me with my pants down. I was just a musician doing my thing, I didn't…

— Jamie Cullum

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

— Ice T

All record companies want big-selling records, and my music is a little too raw for commercial success.

— J. J. Cale

I don't get a lot of big offers. Never have in my career. For some reason, record labels don't call me, famous bands don't…

— Gordon Raphael

My real life helped me sell a lot of records.

— The Notorious B.I.G

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