Art Quote by Naughty Boy

There's an awful pressure on signed artists to make a hit song. But I never wanted to be an artist who created music to…

— Raye

One thing that I had to remember in my personal journey in the music industry and coming up in the music industry was how…

— Kelly Rowland

I had a style before I was signed, but now I'm developing my commercial sound as well as trying to strike a balance between…

— James Arthur

When I got signed as a songwriter, I immediately thought, 'Oh, no one sees me as an artist because I don't look good enough.'…

— Meghan Trainor

Music is a handshake where I, as a songwriter, am only part of the equation. I love that, the fact that you can make…

— Jon Foreman

If you're a songwriter, it's to perform your songs. For singers, it's just to get to sing somewhere. So while there may be a…

— Donnie Fritts

Especially as an artist who has been signed to one of the majors throughout my last ten years, you don't always get to write…

— Kreesha Turner

The potential success that could come with signing with a major label didn't quite outweigh how important it was for me to make my…

— Kina Grannis

As an artist or musician, you want to be remembered for the music you make.

— Isaac Hanson

My ambition is to further create a signature sound, a signature spirit, that makes some kind of contribution to music in general.

— David Lee Roth

When I signed a record deal, I was always told by execs I needed to be like everybody else, that I had to show…

— Jessica Simpson

People have heard my music, but all my famous songs were made famous by somebody else... But that was my goal.

— J. J. Cale