Albums Quote by Van Morrison

Even before I became a recording artist, I did other things in music. I was a teacher, I did studio work, and I was…

— Jon Secada

I have always thought of myself as a performer first and way down the line as a recording artist.

— Leo Kottke

Who you are as a performer is one thing, but when you're making records, you're dealing with musicians' tastes, their goals, their wants, their…

— Scott Weiland

I wanted to be part of pop culture, so I started songwriting, and I got signed to my first record deal.

— Bebe Rexha

I started as a writer and when I sent my demos out everyone wanted to know who was singing and if that person wanted…

— Brian McKnight

It's funny when you start writing an album and then recording - the songs begin to take on a spirit of their own. Once…

— Matt Shultz

A lot of new artists sign their deal and then go into a development stage for a year or two or sometimes never get…

— Maren Morris

When you're an artist, you can only do your own stuff. Even if you only write for other people, you're really more focused on…

— Rico Love

Believe it or not, most people think of me as a recording artist, but actually the way I think of myself and the way…

— Helen Reddy

I think these days, as an artist, you have to be slightly entrepreneurial. ...Nobody really sells records anymore.

— Boy George

I'm really glad we came up when we did. When we got started, the record companies were concerned with building careers. They made sure…

— Philip Bailey

Some people are songwriters, and some people are just recording artists. I'm both. I write and record.

— Frankie Ballard