Darlene Love Quotes

I don't have a record deal, I'm not looking for one, I don't have a manager, I'm not promoting anything.

I don't have a manager who's secretly on Interscope. I'm the complete opposite of an industry plant.

I'd been doing my own thing, and making my own money; I wasn't built by a record label or the music industry, nor was I built by prominent artists that have given me co-signs.

The biggest challenge was the whole learning curve of being solo artist. I've been in bands for so long that being a solo artist was completely new thing.

I'm an independent. I've signed with no label.

People talk about the pop part - they don't talk about me being an independent artist. I made it look easy, that's the problem!

I want to be role model for people to be like, 'I don't need a major label to be a successful artist and to have a successful song.'

I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer.

Having a solo career is a funny thing.

I'm just steadily building myself up as Kelly Rowland, not just Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child, which is a blessing to be able to do that.

I made this record without a record label.

Leaving the record companies tweaked something inside me and I realised I don't have to deal with labels to make something happen. If I want to meet someone, I don't have to go through the label - I'll just go to them. I took my life in my hands and social media has just helped me do that more.

I never solicited a major label and I certainly wouldn't now.

I'm pushing ahead on my own - you no longer need a large record company to make you a star.

I'm one of the few that comes from this vantage point: I never tried to get a record deal.

Commercial success still hasn't come to an artist that isn't signed to a record label. There are very few artists that can succeed without the help of a record label. The role of the record label is still required, it's still necessary.

I had a solo career before Van Halen. My fan base filtered through Van Halen with me and came right on out the other side with me.

I think I'll continue to work as a solo artist.

Coming out with records when you're in a big, successful group that plays stadiums, that's scary to come out by yourself.

I'm not ruling out music forever. I'd love to do that, but if I ever did, I don't think it would be with a record label or anything like that. It might even look like me finding a band and kind of playing in bars.

You don't need a record company to turn you into anything.

I don't get a big recording budget or much promotion, but I have creative freedom.

I've always loved making independent music.

Actually, the whole thing of being a solo artist has been such a learning process for me. Since I departed from my previous band, NIGHTWISH, it was the whole beginning of my career, there was stuff in the air. I had to learn so much.

It's been awesome going indie. I don't need to be on a major label. I love not having to walk into a specific radio person's office to try to convince someone to play my songs. At the end of the day, it's more work, but I've discovered that I like to get my hands dirty.