Because i can Quote by Michael Hedges

We made records to document ourselves, not to sell a lot of records. I still feel that way. I put out a record because…

— Stan Getz

In this business, things go in waves, and I might make a record every three years. That's enough for me; that satisfies me. And…

— Chrissie Hynde

It's a strange position to be in. Not only the fact that I'm trying to live off work that is personal, but how you…

— Aesop Rock

I've got so much I want to do, and not a lot of time to do it in. People say to me, "You really…

— Marc Almond

But now I realize that this record business really needs me. No one else is trying to take a chance or do something different.

— Erykah Badu

I'm fortunate that I've been in this business long enough that I've earned the right to be left alone by my record company.

— Don Henley

Most of my records are never going to be commercial successes, and I don't expect that. It's just all a learning process to me.…

— Kathleen Hanna

I run a whole record label, I'm a whole entrepreneur.

— Boosie

Doing stuff on my own terms and making a record without being signed to a label - I credit that all to my commercial…

— Phoebe Bridgers

I don't enjoy the work that I do. It's just that it's not self-sustaining anymore. The way that I like to make records -…

— Natalie Merchant

In my world, if you want to make a record to make money, you're already off to a bad start.

— John McLaughlin

That's my favorite subject because it really levels the playing field for artists these days. You don't have to sell out to the record…

— Roger McGuinn