"I am in discussions with a label. We are talking about doing something"
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Hubbard came up in an era when labels could function as both patrons and gatekeepers, and jazz careers were routinely reorganized by the market’s attention span. By the late 70s and 80s especially, many jazz greats were pushed toward crossover compromises or left to fend for themselves, treated like legacy acts instead of living innovators. The quote captures that uneasy middle space: he’s close enough to the machinery to be courted, far enough to know the machinery doesn’t equal momentum.
There’s also a musician’s superstition at play. Announcing specifics can feel like tempting fate; staying noncommittal keeps the work protected until it’s real. The genius is how the sentence performs its own skepticism. Hubbard doesn’t sell a comeback narrative. He reports the weather. In a culture addicted to announcements, he reminds you that the only meaningful update is the music itself.
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| Topic | Music |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Hubbard, Freddie. (2026, January 17). I am in discussions with a label. We are talking about doing something. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-am-in-discussions-with-a-label-we-are-talking-49519/
Chicago Style
Hubbard, Freddie. "I am in discussions with a label. We are talking about doing something." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-am-in-discussions-with-a-label-we-are-talking-49519/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I am in discussions with a label. We are talking about doing something." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-am-in-discussions-with-a-label-we-are-talking-49519/. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.





