#major label

I've toured the U.S. every single year and I've put a record out every single year whether it was on a major label or not; that doesn't make any difference to me. ↗

— Buzz Osborne

#difference #every #i #label #major

It breaks my heart to see these young, really talented bands getting chewed up into the system. I remember a time if you'd signed to a major label it was such a sell out! But now... unless you've signed to a big label, you're a failure now. ↗

— Mike Peters

#big #breaks #chewed #failure #getting

If there was ever any truth to the trickle-down theory, the only evidence of it I've ever seen was in that period of 1960 to 1965. All of sudden they were handing out major label recording contracts like they were coming in Cracker Jack boxes. ↗

— Dave Van Ronk

#boxes #coming #contracts #cracker #ever

I was signed at 19 years old to a major label, and dropped by the time I was 22. ↗

— Nate Ruess

#dropped #i #label #major #major label

The last true punk band to get a major label contract was The Dickies. ↗

— Jello Biafra

#contract #get #label #last #major

For new bands, I think a major label is the safest place to be. Independent labels are the ones getting away with murder. A lot of them are hobbyists who rip-off young bands, taking advantage of people who would never get signed to a major. ↗

— Jack White

#away #bands #get #getting #i

I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of the art they produce. ↗

— Malcolm Wilson

#art #believe #care #fame #i

I was always looking to record, but how much I actually pursued it was another thing. The major labels weren't that interested in me, and the smaller labels didn't have any money to do anything. ↗

— Dan Hicks

#always #another #any #anything #how

Promoting a record on a major label is like running a minor military campaign. ↗

— Robyn Hitchcock

#label #like #major #major label #military

If you're not on a major label today, you're not gonna get played. They've got the market sewed up. ↗

— Mickey Gilley

#gonna #got #label #major #major label