Brian Fallon Quotes

I'm really happy with Elektra, I don't have anything bad to say about them at all. I always knew a major label was the right place for me to be. I never really had an opportunity to go to an independent label anyway.

You know, I didn't have enough money to quit my day job... the myth of the major label deal. Nowadays, you have a tour bus and a stylist and all this stuff. But back then, no way.

Music reality shows are a good thing, especially for those seeking a career in music.

It is never easy for anyone to have success in music.

I would be a huge hypocrite if I didn't tell you that at one time in my life I thought the way that you made music was you got on a major label and you got famous.

Anything I do has to have integrity, so if you just want to make music, it's not difficult finding support. The hard part for a publicist or manager is making a star.

It's funny, when bands or younger musicians ask me: 'So, what does it take to make it?' Well, first explain to me what you mean by 'making it': Do you want to be a rock star or do you want music to be your livelihood?

Bad Religion took a long time to develop into gold-record-status artists. Along the way we learned and applied our knowledge, and Atlantic helped us every step of the way, since 1993.

We had this budding baby band going and we hadn't reached that development we wanted to reach before we got signed to a major label.

Actually, we got signed in November of 2000 with Dreamworks which is the most amazing label. We have friends on other labels and though we are not selling millions of records, yet, they treat us with tons of respect and give us some very good guidance.

A lot of people thought my career was over. If you're not releasing records, then something must be wrong. Either the record company doesn't like your music, or you've been dropped. It has to something negative. It's not like you wanted to take a break, or want some balance, or smell the roses.

I've toured the U.S. every single year and I've put a record out every single year whether it was on a major label or not; that doesn't make any difference to me.

I love having a major label behind me. Independent was really great to start off, as and I made some really big moves and gained a lot of fans.

That's the best thing about being with an indie label, it feels like a family. If it's a major label, they put so much pressure on every single.

I had every major label in the world - I mean, any label that dealt with rap music wanted to sign me. I ended up going with Jive Records because I liked everything about 'em.

You should know that you need talent, passion, and luck to be a singer.

Jimmy Iovine signed me personally to a million-dollar contract, and I lost my identity for a long time. That system is so predicated on making a hit, or you're out of here.

There was a moment, a few weeks after I signed, that it actually hit me. I was signed to a major label.

I actually got signed when I was 14 with Sony Sweden. Things didn't really work out with that, but I'm glad I had the opportunity to be exposed to the industry at a young age.

We'd been out touring for a couple of years before we signed with Sony and everything.

Record labels and producers are not looking to change you: they are looking to make a star. And what they might think is a star may not be you.

If we meet some people that are in love with NFG that are a major label, then we'll sign with them. If we meet people that are in love with NFG that are an independent label - and they have a plan - well, then we'll sign to them. It's completely up to us.

I came to realize that if I was going to succeed in the music industry, I was going to have to learn how to perform my songs myself.

Nobody is going to hand you a music career.

If we'd had a Svengali manager and done what we would have been told, maybe we would have had a bigger, more hugely successful career.