Album cover Quote by Zachary Cole Smith

I wanted people to just accept the music for what it is without any judgement and being anonymous was the best way to do…

— Gabriella Wilson

Anonymity was nothing more than me wanting to make it about the music and not necessarily the image. Of course, you realize later that…

— Mister Lies

Even though it felt completely natural - strangely enough - recording an album, I was very shy about making it public.

— Sylvie Simmons

I was invited to L.A. when I was 16 for a weekend-long songwriting session by a writer I had met through my voice teacher…

— Daya

I would love to make my music and be completely anonymous, but that doesn't work. You can't have success and be faceless.

— Sarah McLachlan

I'm lucky enough to exist in 2018, where I have a record label that's like, 'Write whatever you want to write.' I don't have…

— Troye Sivan

The experiences of promoting my first album were really something; there is so much illusion in my environment (touring and pop music) that I…

— Duncan Sheik

That's why I made my record before I had a label. I put it out independently - in a way, out of fear -…

— Aubrie Sellers

I sometimes feel I want to release an album without people knowing it is me.

— Michael Ball

Being anonymous, I thought I'd just release the music and see what happens organically.

— Gabriella Wilson

I did a lot of music criticism. I don't think much of it was any good. I think I wanted to show off a…

— John Darnielle

Back in the day, if someone at the record label didn't care or like your music, it never got to the public. It just…

— Jennifer Holliday