Sofia Richie Quotes

I actually got signed when I was 14 with Sony Sweden. Things didn't really work out with that, but I'm glad I had the opportunity to be exposed to the industry at a young age.

I was signed to A&M, I was signed to Lou Adler, who had a company within a company, which was A&M Records, and everything - James Taylor, Rita Coolidge, Carole King - I worked on all of that stuff.

I'd done recordings, little demos, since I was in college, which I used to get gigs. But I never thought I'd have a record label.

I would love to continue working behind the scenes in music - to produce and manage up-and-coming musical talent would be a dream!

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.

I was initially signed to a German label a few years ago.

By the age of 17, for me, we had got an recording contract, and, boom, I was gone.

Jimmy Iovine signed me personally to a million-dollar contract, and I lost my identity for a long time. That system is so predicated on making a hit, or you're out of here.

The Roots - we signed our first record deal when I was about 19 years old.

I've been with Def Jam Records for five years and they gave me my first recording contract so for that I'm forever grateful.

When I was young, I was offered my first recording contract in 1971 and was offered quite a bit of money if I would change my character and be a '70s version of Cher.

I'm really happy with Elektra, I don't have anything bad to say about them at all. I always knew a major label was the right place for me to be. I never really had an opportunity to go to an independent label anyway.

Artist development is something that I've been passionate about from my days at Uptown and Motown Records.

Well, I tried to get a record deal in 1966 or '67, and everyone thought I was too eclectic.

This is truly a blessing. Breyon Prescott, Peter Edge and Tom Corson believe in me and have introduced me to a home that also believes and knows exactly what to do with the type of music I'm doing.

I was signed by L.A. Reid on Arista Records when I was 16. He understood me and believed in me. Arista folded and I got put on RCA or whatever, then there were new people there, and every six months it changes and more new people come in.

After two years in the songwriting world, I wrote 'All About That Bass.' L.A. Reid heard it and signed me as an artist.

David Bendeth was introduced to me by an entertainment lawyer friend.

I was with PolyGram; that was the big label that I was with for the longest, like 12 years.

Actually, we got signed in November of 2000 with Dreamworks which is the most amazing label. We have friends on other labels and though we are not selling millions of records, yet, they treat us with tons of respect and give us some very good guidance.

I was signed to RCA to be a country singer.

My record label is treating me like I'm a new artist, which is exciting after all this time.

My first record deal was an independent record deal back in 1995 or early 1996.

What made me want to become a recording artist; I was the first artist that was repeatedly asked by a label to record with them. That label was Def Jam Records.

I've never had a relationship with a record executive. I always went to the record company by someone that liked my playing. Then they would get fired, and I'd be left with the record company. And then - because they got fired - the record company wouldn't do anything for me.