You have to be able to grow and move with the organism that is the music industry. You need to maintain flexibility. Ownership of your own stuff is key and then you're able to dictate on a present-terms basis what would be the most effective way to protect yourself and what you've created. You also don't want to lock yourself into a situation where a major label owns part of your touring and merchandise.

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It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer it.

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When people laugh at Mickey Mouse it’s because he’s so human; and that is the secret of his popularity. ― Walt Disney

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God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing. -C. S. Lewis

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Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down. ― Roy T. Bennett

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When you’re curious, you find lots of interesting things to do. ― Walt Disney

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You see, but you do not observe.

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Mellowing has never done much for me. You need to keep moving. - Rita Moreno

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Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.― Neil Gaiman

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Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you. ― Kurt Cobain

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