Olly Murs Quotes

I think American Idol is a great career launcher. A blessing for all of us.

The people that go on 'American Idol' do want some recognition and fame.

I made a dollar a day sweeping a laundry out. Then we made a record that was number two in Los Angeles. We got so excited hearing it on the radio that Carl threw up.

'Idol' was groundbreaking television. I am very fortunate to have won the show at the time. 'Idol' changed my life, and I am thankful.

If you're an up-and-coming star, and you want to do well, then a show like 'The X Factor' is really important.

I just feel really lucky to have had some hits because we had a lot of time where we didn't have them. It's better to have a hit. You can ask anyone - U2, Green Day - and they'll tell you the same thing.

I've been asked to do 'American Idol' and 'X Factor.' I'm an Ed McMahon kind of girl. 'Star Search?' I'm in, all day long. It felt more authentic, and the market wasn't oversaturated with karaoke contests.

I believe I could have had a career in the music industry without 'X Factor,' but it was an amazing platform that propelled me to where I am now.

Fame came quickly. I was only 19 when I secured my initial recording contract and my first two hit records - 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' and 'Cars' - were number ones.

Being in the pop group Eternal gave me the most wonderful opportunity to travel the world, and I have visited some spectacular countries.

I had no idea 'Big Green Tractor' was going to be as big a hit as it was. You just can't predict those things.

It's amazing how lucky Westlife were and what we achieved. It's very rare to have seven number ones in a row. Ridiculous in fact.

As a kid, I dreamed of being a pop star, a glamorous woman and traveling the world. And I've done that all my life.

It was a pleasure to work with everybody at 'American Idol' and to be able to be part of the 'Idol' family.

As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.

We shoot double episodes in 15 days in Los Angeles.

I never forget the first time I was on 'Top of the Pops', my bass player said: 'You've made it!' I did used to think, when I was younger, that I'd be on there one day.

I know what that tastes like, to be a rock-and-roll star - to have a limousine, to have girls screaming when they see you, girls trying to cut my hair, get a piece of me. But I don't walk around with a concept of myself as a rock-and-roll star, and certainly not as a musician, because I really can't play anything, except primitively.

Good bands won't get famous anymore unless they get really lucky.

I love what I'm doing most of the time, but it's hard work. People only see your albums in the charts. They see us at award shows and after-show parties. They don't know about your doubts, the hard work that goes in.

Will.i.am and I performed at Wango Tango. That's when my daughter said that I had made it in music.

The way Aventura became successful was so weird. We didn't have a major label. They say everything has a reason, but it's not easy to find. The only thing that was right was the music.

Most performers don't get a chance to sing in Los Angeles.

I was very, very fortunate that 'Chico and the Man' was on TV, that helped me quite a bit. Of course, having the No. 1 Christmas song in the Spanish market, 'Feliz Navidad,' doesn't hurt either.

If you become famous and don't have a live show to back it up, they're not going to pay you any money.