Kip Winger Quotes

For a lot of pop performers, fame and celebrity is part of the job. But for singer-songwriters, no one really cares.

It's silly to call me the new Ed Sheeran. He can fill stadiums as a solo artist, but I'm not like that.

Marilyn Monroe never sold a platinum album. And more people know my music than what I look like.

A lot of people, they want you to be a one-hit wonder.

I feel confident that the work I've put in will make people see me as a music artist before anything else.

People know 'Milkshake' like a jingle, but they don't really know who I am.

I've only ever wanted to be a singer; I never wanted to be famous.

I always see myself as much more of a musician than a celebrity.

I think of myself as a musician and not a celebrity. Celebrity status is something you have to deliberately pursue - I couldn't imagine myself seeking that.

I knew I was destined to do a solo album, but when I did that first album in 1978, I had no idea it was going to be that well received.

Music is in me. I don't have much of a choice. People might listen to one of my songs or come and see my because of my famous last name, but if my music's not good they won't hang around.

The three years following the release of See The Light were a whirlwind.

I hate fame. There's this assumption that everyone wants it - that by being a musician, I've signed up for it at some point. But personally, what I signed up for is sharing my music. I've always said I'd rather have four No. 10 songs than one No. 1 hit.

I hate being called a pop star. I hate that.

When you come from nowhere, I am fully aware of the fact that people have to compare you to other artists to kind of place you.

If I was just a fan of music, I would think that I was the number one artist in the world.

I'm a musician at heart, I know I'm not really a singer. I couldn't compete with real singers. But I sing because the public buys it.

When I came off 'The X Factor,' I wasn't necessarily the biggest thing. I really wasn't.

It's a weird thing. Rick Springfield wrote 'Jessie's Girl,' and he probably gets sick of talking about 'Jessie's Girl.' The thing is, I didn't write 'Blurred Lines.' I didn't direct the music video. I'm really happy for the success, but it is kind of a funny thing to follow me around.

It wasn't the muso thing that got me recognition in the beginning. It was doing 'Wild Thing.'

I've got lots of friends who are musicians, so if they ask me to do things, I'll go and do it for a laugh. I don't want to be a pop star or anything like that.

I felt like people weren't going to accept me as a pop artist.

I don't think you're selling out by allowing the masses to love your art. The only curse is that, when you get so big, sometimes people forget to look at the music.

Critics can get you critical acclaim - nothing more than that. Success or failure depends on the public.

You're gonna see me on your TV. You're gonna see me everywhere. I'm gonna be a common household name. Smokepurpp, Lil Purpp. Remember the name.