“A lot of labels always feel the need to tell you how they think the mu...” — Alice Merton Quote

“A lot of labels always feel the need to tell you how they think the music should be marketed and what songs work best where. I say make music you love doing, come up with a strategy, and put it out there.”

“Like most people, I wanted and still want to live by my own rules.”

“I started quite late. I only discovered that I could write a song when I was, like, 17... some musicians, they're starting out, writing songs when they're, like, 12, 13. I never thought I would go into songwriting when I was that young.”

“I'll go to certain boutiques and look for clothes without labels. You can find a lot of nice unbranded shirts, and I wear those a lot.”

“There were a lot of labels in the '90s that were fashionable for a time and then crashed.”

“People at the record labels were like, 'We don't want to sign you, you're girls' - sexist, ridiculous nonsense.”