It's really not hard to keep your dignity and sign to a major label...Most people don't have any dignity in the first place. (1990)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Keeping dignity while signing to a major label is hard; most lack dignity to start with.
- In plain terms
- Signing big deals often costs dignity, which many don’t have.
- What can you take from it?
- Maintain integrity even when facing commercial pressure.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define dignity in your work?
- When is compromise acceptable?
Another view
Industry pressure can force ethical compromises.
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