“One of the hardest things I've had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums every three or four years.” YearsThreeDealsCareersFourMaterialsAlbumsHardestReleaseFour YearsHardest Thing Author:Al Yankovic
“I wanted out of my record deal with EMI. They wanted me to record one type of album; I wanted to record the type of music I wanted to make.” WantedDealsRecordsTypeAlbums Author:Joss Stone
“What really helps me is being able to record my albums at home - I have more fun experimenting that way, as opposed to working with an engineer, in which case I have to deal with the humiliation of doing take after take, and that can get frustrating.” WayHelpingHomeAbleFunDealsCasesRecordsAlbumsHelp MeEngineersHumiliationFrustrating Author:John Frusciante
“I spend a lot of time working and with my family, so I don't have much time around the edges to do much else. I don't really listen to a great deal of music. I love music, but since I spend a lot of time in the studio, we probably watch a movie rather than listen to albums. I get to hear stuff, but not on the grand scale.” StuffDealsWatchesMy FamilyEdgesAlbumsStudiosScalesMusic LoveI Love Music Author:Kate Bush
“I'm just so happy and proud of everybody and what everybody's doing. From Curren$y doing decent numbers with the independent, digital release; from Asher selling 1.1 million-plus on iTunes with the single and almost at 200,000 [albums sold] now; Cudi got almost 4,000 BDS's a week; Mickey Factz doing the Rock The Bells tour; Blu signed a deal shortly after; Ace Hood had two very successful singles, another album getting ready to drop. Everybody's doing their thing, man.” MenTwoDealsNumbersMillionsSuccessfulWeekRocksReadyProudIndependentAlbumsSellingReleaseDecentDigitalPlusBellsHoodSinglesMickeyAcesItunes Author:Wale
“Over the last 10 years, there have been so many incredible albums created in bedrooms by people who never would've gotten an album deal.” PeopleYearsHas BeensLastsDealsIncrediblesAlbumsBedroom Author:Bjork
“All my money comes from show money. You might get your deals, your advancements to do your album, but it wasn't in great abundance. Everybody's money in the '90s came from doing shows. That's a whole lot of show money, and that's it.” WholeShowsMightDealsAlbumsAbundanceAdvancement Author:Redman