Award shows Quote by Mike Dirnt

If there is a good musical reason, I think it might draw more attention and sell, though it is not guaranteed. To make a…

— Eberhard Weber

A record deal doesn't make you an artist; you make yourself an artist.

— Lady Gaga

Nowadays, with the state of the music business, for any artist, whether you're up-and-coming or you've been in it for awhile, you have to…

— Mary J. Blige

The fans get to see you, and you can do great by your record if you have a great performance or a great night…

— Jay-Z

The biggest difference between me and other artists out there is that they'll put anything out to sell a record or sell a ticket.

— Corey Taylor

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

It takes a lot of money to make music and get it to people. It takes a lot of time to make a record…

— Grieves

It's nice to see people invest in what you do as an artist and sing the songs back at you and feel something. You…

— Chris Stapleton

People always try to pigeonhole you, especially the media, who are happy if they can label you as a particular kind of artist. But…

— Chris de Burgh

When you become a commodity to a record label because you're making them millions of dollars, you can take all of your artistic integrity…

— Mark McGrath

When you find fame, or you get signed to a record label, it's not what you imagined - because you imagined they would have…

— James Arthur

I don't think you need a record deal to write songs. You don't need any other reason than you want to do it. It's…

— Andy Taylor