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 MANNAt 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.
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And nothing fuels a good flirtation Like need and anger and desperation No, the moth don’t care if the flame is real.
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It’s easier to describe that shame, that horrible feeling of not being able to control your own life.
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Knowing record labels and knowing the kinds of things they would object to-they just object to everything that’s interesting.
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There’s a lot of music that sounds like it’s literally computer-generated, totally divorced from a guy sitting down at an instrument.
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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.
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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.
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I wanted to try to write songs on the piano to get a different flavor.
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I might be stupid to think love is love, but I do.
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I don’t consider myself a great writer, but I would like to think that I can at least proof- read.
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If your standards are low, you’re going to stop pretty early on in the process.
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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.
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It’s more important for me to have a good record with good music and be part of a movie that’s good and where the music is used in a really great way. That’s the important thing. The other stuff you want to say about it, I don’t care.
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I did it when I was young, and some of the music was OK, but it wasn’t great.
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You know what, the drummer is my manager. He’s busy. And I’m busy. I don’t need the dough, though. But having said that, there’s a limit to how much bad music I wanna play.
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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.
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