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I didn't need to depend on the record company to publish my records.

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

You don't want to get stuck with a record that you've done with someone that you feel obligated to put out - that's not really dope, just because you made an effort to get together and work.

Do not let any record company disturb your creative flow. You are not writing for the record company. You're writing for the public.

You don't always have to have a record out. I'm not a sausage factory, you know, turning out records every year.

I don't think you need a record deal to write songs. You don't need any other reason than you want to do it. It's a far cry from why some people do music today. They make it to order, which is pretty horrible.

I never sought out a record deal. It caught me with my pants down. I was just a musician doing my thing, I didn't even send my records out.

They told me I should be making my own records. So I figured, 'why not?

Because obviously the whole purpose of putting records out is purely and simply to make money.