Always I was dreaming of a record contract. From 10 to 13, it was all I could think of. I worked hard for this dream. Nobody could say I didn't try.
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And it took me about 11 years to get a record deal, and I just had to work around and come to terms with the fact that what I was doing was going to be different, and I just had to wait until somebody was ready to jump on the bandwagon.
One of the biggest wake-up calls of my career was when I saw a record contract. I said, 'Wait - you sell it for $18.98 and I make 80 cents? And I have to pay you back the money you lent me to make it and then you own it?'
My original dream was to become a singer-songwriter, so I sent a video of myself playing the piano and singing to all the big agencies.
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.
In the beginning, I wanted to be successful. I wanted to make and have hit records. And I wanted everything that went along with it.
Well, I had a record deal since I was 18, and it got me where I am.
In the beginning, I wanted to be successful. I wanted to make and have hit records.
It only took me six months to get a record deal, but it took me 20 years to have a hit.
The first record I made when I was 17. Labels merged and plans didn't work out, but plans never work out as planned. But I never stopped making music. I never had a backup plan. I never thought, 'Maybe I should just write, or maybe I should...' I just kept going.
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.