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In 1980, I moved to Chicago, and I recorded demo tapes for my friends' bands, and in 1981, the first Big Black record - the first thing I did that was an actual record.

— Steve Albini

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I recorded my first jazz record in the '70s.

— Rita Coolidge

I put out this record on Ninja Tune called 'Florida' when I was about 22. And at the same time, I was DJ'ing and beginning to mix stuff up and promote shows in Philadelphia and New York and my own parties and make mixtapes, put out bootleg white labels.

— Diplo

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.

— Norah Jones

I've always wanted to record a jazz record. I did one in the '70s with Barbara Carroll. It's been a journey.

— Rita Coolidge

My first record came out in 1961 and then I had one come out in 1962 and then I had two that came out in 1964.

— Hasil Adkins

I made this record without a record label.

— Jules Shear

Starting in the mid-'80s, I played in a band called Meat Joy, and we made our own record, toured.

— John Hawkes

I used to work in a record store. I'm kind of a record nerd.

— Patrick Stump

I always wanted to have my own album recorded and released before I graduated high school.

— Christina Aguilera

✗Opposing Perspectives

Well the way I ended up with my own record is that I did this concert at Wesleyan University. It was just one night and we had no thought of making a record.

— Christine Lavin