Dee Dee Warwick Quotes

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

Mostly I've never let record companies become involved with my music, which was a very smart thing that my first manager Dave Robinson did, to keep them out of it.

When I first got my record deal, I was like, 'I just want to sing,' and I never put much thought into what really goes into a record. But as I got older, I developed a passion for writing.

I know that the music industry has changed, but I'd love it if Adele and John Legend would write me songs.

I've always wanted to produce a whole album for an artist.

I'm continuing to produce and will start a new record soon, as well.

My next baby will be my new record.

I tested the waters on producing a record, but I'm more of a creative guy. I can't get into minute details.

I don't believe in the philosophy of stumbling across hit records.

My original idea was to produce and not make records myself.

The whole industry evolves around a great song.

I never liked making albums.

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.

You make music to change the radio, not make music for the radio.

I'm just focusing on 'Let's Stay Together' and slowly building my production company. I'm trying to get into writing as well.

Today the kids that are out now they make a hit record and they put them right out on the stage with 10,000 people out there and they don't know anything about the business yet.

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

Honestly, when I got to Hollywood I was trying to sell my songs.

The Shades never recorded anything, Little Daddy and the Bachelors recorded a couple of records, ya.

Someone told me there was a publisher that could find a good home for my songs, but I didn't want to give up my pursuit of a career in the business as an artist.

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 never intended to set out and be a singer-songwriter. I just sort of became one because I put out my own record.

My relationship with Music Row has always been, from my end, optimistic and hopeful that there is more than one way to approach the writing, recording, and marketing of an album.

I've always wanted to make a record.

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