Back Quote by Jennifer Holliday

In the past, people were going to record stores and buying albums or CDs. And the label was exposing their artist as much as…

— Chuck D

I think the music business is probably not happy with what we've done, because the people buying the record have actually got to pick…

— John Otway

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

Today on social media, you can release anything and everybody will hear it. Back in the day, that was your only outlet, getting a…

— Keith Sweat

Some record labels want to package you in a certain way and we didn't want that. Once the record company saw we had some…

— Christian Burns

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

When you don't have a record label and you have been on your own as we have, you can look at all these other…

— Andy Taylor

If people come to a record store, and they can't find your album, they buy something else.

— Boots Riley

People weren't buying as many records. My record company did not want me. I went through three record companies, went on tour at the…

— Adam Ant

A lot of people are promoting records that are just throw-it-agains t-the-wall-see- if-it-sticks meaningless bullshit. Everybody has the responsibility to do the right thing…

— Dave Grohl

I can't wait until the record label feels like it's time for my album to come out, and then just disappear.

— Donnis

You got to understand: when you go into a record company and give them a something that doesn't sound like what's on the radio,…

— Shaggy