Vantage point Quote by Michelle Shocked

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 was never supposed to get a record deal - that's one in a million.

— Machine Gun Kelly

I didn't sign a record deal; I didn't do any of that. I made my record independently, and I went out and hit the…

— Aubrie Sellers

Well, I had a record deal since I was 18, and it got me where I am.

— Shelby Lynne

If you don't have a record deal, you've got to be a record company.

— Mary Gauthier

I don't have a record deal, I'm not looking for one, I don't have a manager, I'm not promoting anything.

— Limahl

I always felt that's why people buy records anyhow is because they get that vicarious excitement and thrill that they don't get unless they…

— Cosimo Matassa

When I was 19 I had a record deal.

— DJ Premier

I love the fact that no one's ever bought my record because they were enamoured of the way I look. Maybe one person. There…

— Moby

People still look for that elusive record deal, but you still can release records on your own, which is amazing.

— Chesney Hawkes

The record company has fought for themselves, never for me.

— The-Dream

I've been able to experience so many things since I've had my record deal.

— Cole Swindell