Method Man Quotes

My dream is to do whatever I want without any interference from the record company.

When I got into the music industry, I wasn't focused on being the most famous artist or even getting a major record deal. It was just to make music on my own terms or create my own image, do my own hair, do my own makeup.

I'm very hands on with my music - I do all the artwork and everything myself - and the songs I write aren't necessarily the most commercial.

I publish my own music. I'm creating my own songbook. It works that way for me; I'm very independent.

I'm very hands-on with my own music.

To me, it's all about opening all the doors and getting people to be not only prolific, but creative and having control of their music.

I got tired of depending on other people, and I had this strong desire to make music of my own. I decided to start writing my own tunes and just see what could happen.

Nothing competes with the buzz of making your own record.

When you make music on your own for so long, you get used to just doing whatever you want.

I don't want to sound like Ross; I don't want to sound like Puff. I want to make my own music: French Montana.

I'm free to make music - I'm sitting on about 40 or 45 new songs that I can't wait to put out.

The potential success that could come with signing with a major label didn't quite outweigh how important it was for me to make my music the way I knew it needed to be made.

At the end of the day, if you don't have a record contract, a studio or a guitar, you can still write songs. You're still an artist. That's something no one can take away.

I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic.

I have to be my own artist. I need the world to know who I am, especially for music. When it comes to acting, that is a whole other story. I have no complaints; that's a team effort. It's not just me, it's everyone. But when it comes to music, it is solo; that's all me.

The main reason he wanted to be a recording artist was because it gives you much more freedom in your writing. You only have to please the artist and the artist is you so you can be more daring and experimental.

It's so amazing that you can give somebody like David Fincher 'House of Cards,' and he can do whatever he wants - Netflix doesn't say, 'Oh, you can't do that,' or, 'We need a subplot here about this.' It's pretty neat that it is allowing the creatives to be creative.

I was never your average artist, happy to do whatever the record company told me.

I am comfortable doing independent music; it gives me more freedom as an artiste.

I am a lot happier, focusing on the production side of things than wanting to be in front of the camera. If I am going to dance to someone else's tune, it might as well be my own.

I always say I want creative control. A lot of people don't think about that. And that's what every artist should think of - being creative and not just a puppet.

In my first label Shrapnel Records I wasn't expected to do anything except the creative music that I wanted to do. I was my own boss, which is great.

We got full artistic integrity and autonomy over what we were doing, and that was the main important thing that kept our band alive.

If I had my druthers, I wouldn't have anyone's words in my script but my own, but if you want complete autonomy, just stick to novels.

I make my own music and I don't criticize others.