I should be the one to say what I do. It’s just not done that way anymore in Nashville, and I can’t do it the other way. That’s how our record label came about.
Meaning of the quote
Charlie Daniels says that he should be the one who decides what he does as a musician. But in the music industry in Nashville, that's not how things are done anymore. He can't make music the way he wants to, so he started his own record label to do things his way.
About Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels was an American singer, musician, and songwriter known for his pioneering contributions to Southern rock. He had a number-one country hit with “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” and was inducted into multiple music halls of fame, including the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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