I begged him to record a demo tape of his piano playing, but he feared losing control of his music.

She knew exactly what she wanted for this album and was very in control of her music.

He added that "Madonna was the first female pop star to have complete control of her music and image."

After Centerfield folded, Adams took back control of his music.

The results would inspire Williams to state that every musician should own their own workstation in order to take full control of their own music.

Burger doesn't sign bands, instead allowing artists to keep control of their music.

Basically, here's the nut of what is happening: the Internet allows artists to take control of their own music and distribute that accordingly.

We just want to be in control of our own music.

"It's a lot of work, but it's worth it to have control of my music, of my life," she said.

She has said the label helped her develop artistically, and gave her complete creative control of her music.