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The only thing major labels can really offer is money.

Artists shouldn't deal with business stuff; that's not what we're trained in, and most of us aren't good at it.

My experience with record labels throughout my career has generally fallen into wishing I could do things that they're not built to do, whether it be arguing about having a nicer package - because I do believe some people care about that - to trying to always bank on art-versus-the-easy-commerce route; there's always been headbutting involved.

Artists change how we see the world - and that can have value in the way people do business.

Major labels didn't start showing up really until they smelled money, and that's all they're ever going to be attracted to is money-that's the business they're in- making money.

A lot of artists are much more concerned about how their work is used and how it's disseminated. That, to artists, is as important as the money, for some people.

There are certainly things labels can still provide that indie artists can't. They can pave the way to radio and pay big bucks for promotion.

I believe artists deserve all the help they can get, so they can focus on being great artists.

Artists are traditionally resistant to labels.