Deal Quote by Michael Penn

I was signed at 19 years old to a major label, and dropped by the time I was 22.

— Nate Ruess

The thing that I did not like about being signed to a label was I unable to have control over what I wanted to…

— Jessica Sanchez

I never thought I would get signed to a label.

— Soccer Mommy

There was a moment, a few weeks after I signed, that it actually hit me. I was signed to a major label.

— Hozier

I've signed with major labels, and I haven't had any control over the money.

— Chuck D

You wait all your life to be signed by a major label, and then when they sign you, they don't want you to do…

— Allan Holdsworth

Being signed to a major label was never an option because I knew having the time to find out who you are without pressure…

— Freya Ridings

I don't see myself ever being in a position where I need to sign to a label.

— Chance The Rapper

Once you're signed to a label you compromise.

— Talib Kweli

The reason I never wanted to sign with a big label was because I didn't want no one telling me how to make my…

— Danny Brown

When I signed that major-label contract when I was 20 years old. I did it because I wanted to play music for the rest…

— Billie Joe Armstrong

My problem was never with the major label, it was with the guy who we put our trust in and then wouldn't take my…

— John Britt Daniel