There isn't a single artist out there, I'm sure, who wouldn't take the most perfect record deal. If the right record deal came along, like, the perfect deal, we'd definitely take it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I suspect that we might actually start selling some records with these artists in about 10 years. Some the people who invested, they're a little tight-because it's a lot of money to start up a company.
At the end of the day, you sign a record deal and you understand where it could go if you had the right song.
I think too many artists from my era tend to just stamp out a record.
The biggest difference between me and other artists out there is that they'll put anything out to sell a record or sell a ticket.
I've had offers to sign a record deal, but the people I've talked to have wanted to package me and have me meet with songwriters who've written stuff for Whitney Houston, that sort of thing. That's not at all my style.
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.
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 was an artist, I was executive producer on my first album, so I've always had to manage both. I couldn't get a record deal. It wasn't by choice - I couldn't get a record deal, so I had to figure it out.
Record contracts are just like - I'm gonna say the word - slavery. I would tell any young artist... don't sign.
A record deal doesn't make you an artist; you make yourself an artist.