Kaskade Quotes

I was kicked off a record label and didn't get picked up again. It was devastating at first because I thought, 'Oh my God. My career is over. What's gonna happen? What am I going to do?' Once I got that I could have a career, a very good career, without having a hit record, then I changed.

As soon as I got into music, I tried to be a working, real artist who gets paid for what he does, who doesn't have a day job.

I did all the musicals in my high school; I was in a pop group signed to Cash Money Records in college. Music has always been a really big part of my life.

I'm in a very good place to make records. Needing to make money off music is very dangerous.

I was signed to a record label at the same time as my friend Elliot Murphy, who makes great records to this day.

I think, back in the day, when I was first starting to make music, all I wanted to do was to get a record deal.

When I first started out in the music industry and went to Elektra Records, I didn't go to be an artist, I went to get a record label started. And they said in order to have a label deal, I had to be an artist - so that's what I did.

I took the process of doing as much myself as I could like a duck to water. I set up my own label and publishing, etc, and it was a fun learning curve two decades ago.

I didn't think we would ever make enough money to pay rent by playing music.

I just want to make music and make a living. I just have to find the means of doing that.

I got a record deal with Sony, and I really just put acting aside. But it's a love.

When I graduated college, I had a fairly successful weekly club gig and was buying more studio equipment and writing my own music. I realized I didn't want to work.

When I came into the music, I was forced to be a CEO. I was forced to be an entrepreneur; I was forced to... because I was looking for a deal. I didn't have this grand scheme of starting a record company and then morphing into a clothing empire.

I've been able to experience so many things since I've had my record deal.

Before my first album 'Born To Do It,' I used to DJ.

I used to DJ in Atlanta, and that's how I kind of got into the music industry.

I really had no aspirations for becoming a DJ, and now I find myself having to campaign to be in the DJ Top 100.

Whether you're a DJ, whether you a rapper, whether you a producer, take it seriously. This is an occupation - you can get paid - don't expect to blow up overnight, and appreciate when you do get paid any type of money, appreciate it.

Back in the Nineties, I was in an R&B group. I signed my first record deal when I was 12.

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

I feel very blessed we can still have a career making music.

When I was 17-years-old, I was in the music business.

Music reality shows are a good thing, especially for those seeking a career in music.

I always knew, that in some way, I'd be connected to, and involved in, the music business.

Someone pays me a hundred bucks every Tuesday to DJ. I don't think I'll ever give that up.