Quotes by Labels I am not a label snob and have learned that the thrill of shopping can be just as great, if not more so, when you find a bargain. Sophie Kinsella thrillshoppinglabels If it's a good record or a good recording, then word of mouth will build for that reason, not before the fact, not before anyone's heard it, not because of MySpace or the label. Spencer Krug recordslabelsfacts What labels me, negates me. Soren Kierkegaard labels On everything I do I'm always taking someone's money, whether it's a movie studio or a record label. Somebody's paying for it, and I'm always respectful of that. But I'm never going to compromise. Spike Jonze recordslabelscompromise Yeah. When I was 14, my Dad had a radio show with really cool people from Ghent, our hometown, in it. The people who started the R&S techno label, they did a show, and a very well known Techno DJ called Frank de Wulf who was from around there, he did a show, and everybody could do what they wanted. They all started up there. Stephen Dewaele labelsdadpeople I would rather label the whole enterprise of setting a biological value upon groups for what it is: irrelevant, intellectually unsound, and highly injurious. Stephen Jay Gould enterprisegroupslabels Record labels, which used to have complete control, are essentially irrelevant. The process of a band exposing itself to the world is extremely democratic and there are no barriers. Music is no longer a commodity, it’s an environment, or atmospheric element. Consumers have much more choice and you see people indulging in the specificity of their tastes dramatically more. They only bother with music they like. Steve Albini labelschoicespeople Make no mistake about it: once a band has signed a letter of intent, they will either eventually sign a contract that suits the label or they will be destroyed Steve Albini labelsbandmistake If the label presents them with a contract that the band don't want to sign, all the label has to do is wait. There are a hundred other bands willing to sign the exact same contract, so the label is in a position of strength Steve Albini labelsbandwaiting Artists have so much more control of their futures - they don't need to rely so much on major labels or big companies to help them. You have artists like Skrillex that can dominate so much that he gets 5 Grammy nominees, and he's clearly an underground artist. Steve Aoki labelsartistneeds The band cannot sign to another label or even put out its own material unless they are released from their agreement, which never happens. Steve Albini labelsbandagreement Well, the problem I've had with all the interviews I've had in America - I had meetings with about nine labels - and they all say to me "Will your new songs fit in with what is popular and what is in the chart?" And I say "Good God, I hope not!" Steven Morrissey labelssongamerica The Internet has obviously wiped music off the human map - killed the record shop, and killed the patience of labels who consider debut sales of 300,000 to not be good enough. Steven Morrissey mapsrecordslabels I find labels "liberal" and "conservative" of little meaning. Our language has become perverted along with the thoughts of many of us. Studs Terkel labelsperspectivelittles I was told I had brain damage. I always knew it was an unfair label. Now I have a clearer understanding of what's wrong and I feel relieved and a bit more relaxed about myself. Susan Boyle labelsunderstandingbrain When I first tried to get a record deal for my original music, labels didn’t understand what these instruments were meant to be doing Suzanne Ciani recordslabelsfirsts Even an independent label is looking for a hit, they're not looking for a record that's not gonna do well. Talib Kweli recordslabelsindependent As far as being on a major label, some labels get it and get what they have to do, and some labels don't. I don't think the label I'm on necessarily gets it, but I think over time they're gonna have to. Talib Kweli labelsmajorsthinking Once you're signed to a label you compromise. Talib Kweli labelscompromise I poke around in the pile, about to settle on some cod chowder, when Peeta holds out a can to me. “Here.” I take it, not knowing what to expect. The label reads LAMB STEW. Suzanne Collins lambslabelsknowing«2122232425262728293031»
