Commitment Quote by Samuel Ervin Beam

It's hard to think back. I didn't even know I was going to do it, make actual records. But I was always making up…

— Stephen Malkmus

I'm always writing new songs and doing them live, and I may do it for a week or two, and then never do it…

— Bob Schneider

I had taken some of my solo music into the record label. They didn't really care for the direction I was moving in and…

— Shirley Manson

I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of time gives…

— M. Ward

I'm always very conscious because I like to give time between records, even though I feel like I write music that will last it's…

— Visionist

The first record I made when I was 17. Labels merged and plans didn't work out, but plans never work out as planned. But…

— Ashley Monroe

In the past, I've allowed myself to record songs that I wish I had not, but agreed to for one reason or another.

— Patty Smyth

You don't want to get stuck with a record that you've done with someone that you feel obligated to put out - that's not…

— Yelawolf

I think part of the process of putting out a record is always looking back because, by the time a song comes out, it's…

— Frankie Cosmos

I had all the material for a long time, but I was just too busy. Sometimes we'd sit around at home and sing some…

— June Carter Cash

When I feel like every day when I get up I'm writing songs, that's the time to make a record.

— Eric Church

It was a lot easier to write songs before I had a record deal, because the record labels and the industry doesn't mean to…

— Ashton Shepherd