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I had pretty much raised my kids and my first wife and I were divorced, so I began, in earnest, to start my musical career again. Going for the big record deal and all of that Picture Quote #1

I took temp jobs, recorded a demo in the evenings and eventually shopped a record deal. All I knew was that I wanted to write songs; thankfully, I also got to sing them Picture Quote #1

So many of my friends are still trying to get record deals, and I’ve had one for 10 years now, where my only goal is to make the best music I can make. I’ve been very lucky. I have great faith that I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be, and whatever happens is going to be absolutely right for me Picture Quote #1

Criticism didn't really stop us and it shouldn't ever stop anyone, because critics are only the people who can't get a record deal themselves Picture Quote #1

I had very modest expectations when I first moved to New York. I didn't even expect to get a record deal Picture Quote #1

I’d gone from being this art student messing about with music to this girl with a record deal, magazine front covers and all this hype. In many ways, it was everything I ever wanted, but when it happened all I felt was total, paralysing fear Picture Quote #1

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Once I started looking for a record deal, I had a trainer. And the trainer told me that I would never sell a record if I didn’t lose weight Picture Quote #1

When I signed a record deal, I was always told by execs I needed to be like everybody else, that I had to show my midriff, things that would take away from who I want to be as an artist Picture Quote #1

I went to New York in 1974, to either try to get a record deal, get into the New York Art Student League, or be a dancer. So that was my plan. Some plan. And I had no money Picture Quote #1

I started as a writer and when I sent my demos out everyone wanted to know who was singing and if that person wanted a record deal Picture Quote #1

People are getting record deals and they can barely sing. We have these new terms for artists that can dance, but they can’t sing Picture Quote #1

I grew up listening to everything, and when I got signed to a record deal out of Nashville, that was my introduction to what was happening in country music Picture Quote #1

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I walked out of the Chinese restaurant with a fat check, a record deal, and a box of shrimp egg foo yung Picture Quote #1

I had to get out of my record deal that I signed with my previous band and get a full solo record deal going so, with all of the paperwork that, that entails it did take a while Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

You don’t want the biggest record deal as far as money goes, you just want to make sure that the people at the label really support your band and the music and stuff Picture Quote #1

I’ve spent a lot of time in tiny venues in the way that I got my record deal and got my name out there just performing live. I was literally performing my songs in all kinds of different ways with different guitarists, and I didn’t have an album up online or anything. It’s been a lot of work; it definitely hasn’t been a sudden explosion into fame Picture Quote #1

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I had pretty much raised my kids and my first wife and I were divorced, so I began, in earnest, to start my musical career again. Going for the big record deal and all of that (Record Deal Quotes) I took temp jobs, recorded a demo in the evenings and eventually shopped a record deal. All I knew was that I wanted to write songs; thankfully, I also got to sing them (Record Deal Quotes) So many of my friends are still trying to get record deals, and I’ve had one for 10 years now, where my only goal is to make the best music I can make. I’ve been very lucky. I have great faith that I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be, and whatever happens is going to be absolutely right for me (Record Deal Quotes) Criticism didn't really stop us and it shouldn't ever stop anyone, because critics are only the people who can't get a record deal themselves (Record Deal Quotes) I had very modest expectations when I first moved to New York. I didn't even expect to get a record deal (Record Deal Quotes) I’d gone from being this art student messing about with music to this girl with a record deal, magazine front covers and all this hype. In many ways, it was everything I ever wanted, but when it happened all I felt was total, paralysing fear (Record Deal Quotes) Once I started looking for a record deal, I had a trainer. And the trainer told me that I would never sell a record if I didn’t lose weight (Record Deal Quotes) When I signed a record deal, I was always told by execs I needed to be like everybody else, that I had to show my midriff, things that would take away from who I want to be as an artist (Record Deal Quotes) I went to New York in 1974, to either try to get a record deal, get into the New York Art Student League, or be a dancer. So that was my plan. Some plan. And I had no money (Record Deal Quotes) I started as a writer and when I sent my demos out everyone wanted to know who was singing and if that person wanted a record deal (Record Deal Quotes) People are getting record deals and they can barely sing. We have these new terms for artists that can dance, but they can’t sing (Record Deal Quotes) I grew up listening to everything, and when I got signed to a record deal out of Nashville, that was my introduction to what was happening in country music (Record Deal Quotes) I walked out of the Chinese restaurant with a fat check, a record deal, and a box of shrimp egg foo yung (Record Deal Quotes) I had to get out of my record deal that I signed with my previous band and get a full solo record deal going so, with all of the paperwork that, that entails it did take a while (Record Deal Quotes) 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 (Record Deal Quotes) You don’t want the biggest record deal as far as money goes, you just want to make sure that the people at the label really support your band and the music and stuff (Record Deal Quotes) I’ve spent a lot of time in tiny venues in the way that I got my record deal and got my name out there just performing live. I was literally performing my songs in all kinds of different ways with different guitarists, and I didn’t have an album up online or anything. It’s been a lot of work; it definitely hasn’t been a sudden explosion into fame (Record Deal Quotes)

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