Labels Quotes
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We put the labels we choose on things [...], and for our own purposes. That is the long and the short of it.
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Formats are going to change because this is what the people want. It's not what the labels want.
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As a rock fan, you read of the big labels and the multinationals and the big tours with road crews and semi-trailers full of gear, and playing stadiums. In the '90s, that's what we did.
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Disassociating, mindfulness, transcendence-whatever the label-it's a sort of loophole in our contract with reality, a form of self-rescue.
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I've been part of running a label since I was a kid, so I understand how it works. But the more and more I learn about it, the less and less interested I am in it.
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The new independent spirit at Warner Music is a perfect fit for a stand-alone label like Maverick.
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I don't like labels, but I do have blue eyes and I'm soulful, so what am I going to do?
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I hate labels because it should be just music. I don't see anything wrong with disco. Call it anything. It's music.
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I've been called a "baby killer" and I've been told I should die and that I'm ruining women's lives. Those accusations hurt for sure - and I pause when such labels are applied to me - but because they come from people I don't necessarily respect, I have an easier time moving beyond them.
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Oh, I love labels, as long as they are numerous. I'm an American writer. I'm a Nigerian writer. I'm a Nigerian American writer. I'm an African writer. I'm a Yoruba writer. I'm an African American writer. I'm a writer who's been strongly influenced by European precedents. I'm a writer who feels very close to literary practice in India - which I go to quite often - and to writers over there.
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I know there are some labels that put out music for art's sake, but I don't know which ones.
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I've always loved words. I ate up all the books I could get my hands on, and when I couldn't get books, I read candy wrappers and labels on cereal and toothpaste boxes.
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They stick you with those names, those labels -- ‘rebel’ or whatever; whatever they like to use. Because they need a label; they need a name. They need something to put the price tag on the back of.
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We were signed to a label that wanted us to remain little girls who appealed to other little girls, who were cute and non-threatening.
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The thing with labels is they're not for you, they're for other people. Like labels are just a word for other people to understand you and that's it.
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Probably the label 'Jesus freak' is fine with me. Because I know who I am.
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What does New York sound like? For me, the Charlie Parker at the Royal Roost recordings on the Savoy label are the total embodiment of the New York music experience.
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The band cannot sign to another label or even put out its own material unless they are released from their agreement, which never happens.
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I think fashion is a lot of fun. I love clothes. More than fashion or brand labels, I love design. I love the thought that people put into clothes. I love when clothes make cultural statements and I think personal style is really cool. I also freely recognize that fashion should be a hobby.
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I'm really excited about breaking new acts. While I'm trying to preserve the culture and make sure I fight for the acts that the major labels have thrown away, you can't throw away Musiq Soulchild, Kelly Price and Jon B.
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Our enmity toward God takes on many labels, such as rebellion, hard-heartedness, stiff-neckedness, unrepentant, puffed up, easily offended, and sign seekers. The proud wish God would agree with them. They aren't interested in changing their opinions to agree with God's.
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It is hard, though, 'cos record labels love to boss you around. I won't let them do that anymore.
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I am not a science fiction writer. I am a fantasy writer. But the label got put on me and stuck.
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Failure is information-we label it failure, but it's more like, 'This didn't work, I'm a problem solver, and I'll try something else.'
