Richard Ashcroft Quotes

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

People are buying my life when they're buying those records. I hate to sound bigheaded or something, but that's the reality of it. Suddenly, everything you've been doing means something.

You can be the coldest rapper, but if you're not known, you're nobody.

If lyrics sold then truth be told/I'd probably be just as rich and famous as Jay-Z.

If I was to stop making music tomorrow doesn't mean suddenly there is this gap. You don't get elected. The people decide where you are. Whether I'm here or not, if they want you to be at the top then the people will move me out the way.

I'd had my time in the charts and made loads of money. I was no longer hungry for success.

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

An American Idol is someone that has all the qualities that America thinks is positive, attractive and alluring.

I'm sure I'm perceived in a more glam way. This is my breakout if you will.

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.

To put it simply - you know, a lot of people believe that the benefit of this job is fame and fortune. I believe that you pay for the fortune through the fame. I don't buy into the notion that being famous is somehow a good thing, or an exciting thing, or a wonderful thing.

Being a big star and being known, making movies and a lot of money - that really doesn't interest me.

I think maybe because of the kind of music I sing, people want to believe you're a diva. They can't believe after eight years, and eight albums, you're still relatively sane. I feel like they almost want me to throw something at somebody.

I think it would be nice to sell 15 million albums as a solo artist. I'd have to deal with all the repercussions of that, but that wouldn't be too bad.

All they had to do was put my name on a marquee and watch the money roll in.

I've been accustomed to being famous and having a certain level of attention for 14 years, but in the last few months, it's changed. It's like on the arcade game, I've gone up to the next level.

It's been interesting. I went through a period where a lot of people would recognize me, and then when I had injures and my ranking dropped, not as many people did.

After my first record came out, I read everything. I was so amazed that I was in the press.

I'm not ashamed of selling millions of records. I'm very fortunate to be in that position.

All of my friends in the business ask, 'Why is this woman not a star? Why is she not a household name?'

I absolutely love Nicole Scherzinger. She's worked really hard to get to where she is and really knows her stuff.

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 work hard, but my modeling career gives my views undeserved attention.

At heart I cannot accept that I am a well-known rock 'n' roll star and one of the greatest drummers in the world.

When you win a Grammy, it links a certain prestige and importance to you, you know? People want to talk to you.