Like Quote by Uncle Kracker

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

— Lady Gaga

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

— Mary Gauthier

When you mix a record that someone else is on, you've got to send it to them. They've got to like the mix, you…

— Future

In theory, when you're working with a record label, you're just borrowing their money. And that's basically how the record industry works, right? It's…

— Patrick Carney

The record business has always mystified me. Sometimes there are reasons why things sell or don't sell that can't be understood by mere mortals.

— Paul Shaffer

Music is a business. You ain't gonna record with someone if it's not business, if it ain't gonna get you no money.

— Anuel AA

You got to understand: when you go into a record company and give them a something that doesn't sound like what's on the radio,…

— Shaggy

That's my favorite subject because it really levels the playing field for artists these days. You don't have to sell out to the record…

— Roger McGuinn

Nothing's handed to you on a silver platter. Everything takes work, no matter how many records you put out.

— Lights

One of the biggest wake-up calls of my career was when I saw a record contract. I said, 'Wait - you sell it for…

— Trent Reznor

At the end of the day, you sign a record deal and you understand where it could go if you had the right song.

— Tinie Tempah

Because I'm not in a record deal, I don't have to operate in an album format.

— Frank Ocean