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If you’re an artist trying to put out your own record on your own label, it’s hard to get a distribution deal because no one wants to sign a deal with one entity.

Aimee Mann

When I grew up in the ’70s I thought you had to take drugs. It was almost like I didn’t think you had a choice.
AIMEE MANN

Almost Choice Drug Grew Seventies Take Think Thought
And nothing fuels a good flirtation Like need and anger and desperation No, the moth don’t care if the flame is real.
AIMEE MANN

Anger Desperation Flame Flirt Fuel Good Like Need Nothing Real
The king of the jailhouse and the queen of the road think sharing the burden will lighten the load.
AIMEE MANN

Jailhouse King Lighten Load Queen Road Share Think Thinking
I did it when I was young, and some of the music was OK, but it wasn’t great.
AIMEE MANN

Great Music OK Some Young
I thought everything was interesting. I wanted to go scuba diving and I wanted to learn how to surf.
AIMEE MANN

Everything Girl Interest Interesting Learn Scuba Surf Thought Want
It’s in the dictionary. And when I find what it is, I’ll write it down in case it comes up again, I’ll be certain to avoid it.
AIMEE MANN

Again Avoid Case Come Dictionary Down Find Up Writing
People don’t buy records anymore. I don’t know how people can support themselves.
AIMEE MANN

Anymore People Record Support Themselves
I don’t believe in asking people to spend $15 on something they’ve never heard before. That’s just unreasonable.
AIMEE MANN

Asking Before Believe Heard People Something Unreasonable
Anybody who cares less about wanting to be cool, I think, is more interesting.
AIMEE MANN

Care Cool Interesting Less Thinking Want
Everyone’s just extracting meaning and feeling and emotion from almost every aspect of music, and I think that for me, it’s a huge antidote to that to have a concept album.
AIMEE MANN

Album Antidote Aspect Emotion Everyone Extract Feeling Music Think
At a major label you can start to feel that you’re working for them, and that any work you do, you’re never going to see any benefit.
AIMEE MANN

Benefit Feel Label Major Start Work Working
It’s easier to describe that shame, that horrible feeling of not being able to control your own life.
AIMEE MANN

Control Describe Easy Horrible Life Own Shame
I have a 6-year-old, and his thing is to turn on Radio Disney in the car, and I get such an allergic reaction to listening to that music and the context into which it falls. I’m really working on him about that.
AIMEE MANN

Allergic Car Context Fall Listen Music Old Radio Reaction Thing Working Year
You get into the cadence in your mind, and it’s hard to make the kind of left turn that you probably need to keep it really interesting.
AIMEE MANN

Cadence Interest Keep Left Make Mind Need Probably Real Turn
Life is a series of problems to figure out how to solve gracefully and with dignity. That is what life is and I can’t see it any other way.
AIMEE MANN

Dignity Graceful Problem Series Solve Way
I don’t envy anybody trying to start a career right. There really is no music business left, in a lot of ways.
AIMEE MANN

Business Career Envy Left Lot Music Really Right Trying Way

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