I've Never Had A Relationship With A Record Executive. I Always Went To The Record Company By Someone That Liked My Playing. Then They Would Get Fired, And I'd Be Left With The Record Company. And Then - Because They Got Fired - The Record Company Wouldn't Do Anything For Me. - SearchQuotes

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I've never had a relationship with a record executive. I always went to the record company by someone that liked my playing. Then they would get fired, and I'd be left with the record company. And then - because they got fired - the record company wouldn't do anything for me.

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