Deals Quote by Norah Jones

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

— Shelby Lynne

Before I had a record deal, I was living in New York and playing anywhere I could, from somebody's house to an open mic…

— Langhorne Slim

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'm one of the few that comes from this vantage point: I never tried to get a record deal.

— Michelle Shocked

You expect certain things. You build up in your mind how it's supposed to go down. When you get a record deal, you think…

— Lupe Fiasco

My first record deal was an independent record deal back in 1995 or early 1996.

— Joe Nichols

When I was 19 I had a record deal.

— DJ Premier

When I first got the record deal, I thought it felt like I won the lottery. But I always worked hard at it.

— Kurt Vile

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

— Machine Gun Kelly

Though, since the first record, I've dramatically changed my expectations for our records.

— Daniel Johns

I've had a record deal before and I was willing to do whatever they wanted me to do and I thought that would be…

— Jeff Gutt

It only took me six months to get a record deal, but it took me 20 years to have a hit.

— Shane McAnally