John Prine Quotes

I had always thought of starting my own record company. I haven't regretted the decision - yet!

When I started Milk! Records, it was a pretty non-profit making venture.

I wanted to produce Nancy LaMott's albums, so I created my own record company.

It's not like it used to be where everybody has a record company to belong to.

The record company stay out of my way. Whenever the record is finished, they take it.

I certainly don't want to be a record label guy.

That's my favorite subject because it really levels the playing field for artists these days. You don't have to sell out to the record company. You don't have to get a five hundred thousand dollars, or whatever, and pay them back for the rest of your life to record a record.

I have just enough people paying attention that I have the freedom to be in charge. And I have a great record company - Nonesuch understands what I'm about.

I don't want a record company, but I need one, unfortunately.

I just have so much love for my record label.

I started my own record label.

I'm from Israel, so America has no limits. I started a record label, and then I started managing other artists, like Liza Minelli.

My passion is music, you know, and music influences culture, influences lifestyle, which leads me to 'Roc-A-Wear'. I was forced to be an entrepreneur, so that led me to be CEO of 'Roc-A-Fella' records, which lead to Def Jam.

I feel very lucky to get to fly the flag of RCA Records and Sony Music.

I just wanted to have my own dynasty. I wanted my own Cash Money or Roc-A-Fella. Outside of that, I also wanted my own media company.

I have my own label and I'm my first artist.

I think, actually, I was the first person to ever sign a simultaneous video and recording deal with a record company.

My number one goal is to take over the music business and run a really great record company.

Giving a record company an album is like giving a gangster your baby or something.

I want to invest and have my own record label and artists. I want to have a business where my kids, kids, kids will still have something going on long after I'm gone.

Getting a record deal is a meaningless thing now.

I never, ever had it in my mind that I wanted to be in the record industry, because I still contend that the record industry is an insidious affair. It's this terrible collision between art and commerce, and it will always be that way.

We turned what is virtually a glorified independent label into one of the powerhouse labels in the town.

If you're part of a record company, you're a manufactured product. It doesn't mean that you're not talented.

If I was rich enough, I would love to launch my own record label. I would love to try and give all my musically talented friends a start in the industry.