Desiigner Quotes

The song This Kiss was definitely my breakthrough song. After that, Breathe was my breakthrough album.

We had an EP out and all of a sudden we find record companies are interested in us, and we're thinking, 'Oh, that's really nice, but we don't think we're ready for it.'

I was very blessed with 'N Sync. It was a big success and it was a lot of fun.

I didn't realize what an impact having a No. 1 single would have. It connects me with people of different ages, and I get to travel all over the world.

Every song I put on a record could be a single and I just pack my bags for it... and the minute it takes off, I'm not gonna be home for a while.

I want as many people as possible to hear my music. I'm happy to entertain people by being a star.

When our video of 'Smooth Criminal' came out, suddenly we started getting all kinds of offers. We were getting calls from TV shows like 'Ellen DeGeneres' and from record labels.

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.

With every record I put out, I got a bit more success, a bigger following in cities I would play in, and occasionally a bit of radio play.

Everybody know, I don't do no promoting. I don't ever have to promote nothing, that's the beauty of Lil Wayne.

I got really noticed by record labels and that's how I got signed.

When you are a commercial music artist, your music depends on your popularity.

When 'And Then What' was made, Jeezy already had a street appeal, but 'And Then What' put him on the national appeal.

'The Fire in The Booth' exposed me to a wider audience. I had hundreds of thousands of followers, loyal followers before that, that's been following me on the journey.

Cardi B put a lot of work in.

I never used to get calls from artists or labels, but once you have a top 20 hit, you start getting them.

I didn't want to just be a rapper, I wanted to be a star.

The ultimate revenge is being on Top Of The Pops.

You can tell when you're in a hit.

All these interviews I'm doing - this is the kind of stuff that I was dreaming about doing when I was younger. I was praying for people to want to write about me. I wanted people to hear my music. I wanted to perform. I wanted to be on billboards.

In pop music, the public usually see the results - the hit records, the Grammy Awards performances, the concert tours - but not all the work that goes into getting into the spotlight. And not everyone realizes that, even if you have a lot of talent, chances are you won't make it.

I knew what I wanted to be, but I didn't know exactly how to get there. I thought you move to Nashville, you sing downtown, and someone discovers you, and you become a country music star. I had no idea.

In the years between 2000 and 2004, I always got the feeling that people were just starting to hear about me, and they were all late to the game. I'd be out playing shows for records that I recorded back in 1999 that were just coming out.

I would love to make my music and be completely anonymous, but that doesn't work. You can't have success and be faceless.

The music sold itself before anybody knew who I was.