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Well it really depends on what level of success u are looking at though.
If u want to be a nice Indy band with a cult/hardcore following, then NO u don't need a label.
If u want to end up on the cover of Rolling Stone and sell out arenas across the globe, u probably will have to have a label helping u out staring out in your career.
That's exactly what i was saying D! You made my answer in 2 lines, congrats!
nice!
@ Mysteron : A part of me also dislikes label... i mean im aware that they rip off artists big time and most of the times they get involved in stuff they shouldn't... like for example demanding the artist to change the songs a little bit, so they can become more marketable and stuff like that. I hate that!
But there's another part of me who loves the old way of doing things. The bar circuit, the rise to the occasion, the label contract and finally a cd. If i was a musician i would love to play the bars and then rise as a band from nothing, that's so much fun, its probably when you grow as a band and a human being!
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