Chris Rea Quotes

I haven't had a big hit record in America since 1987.

I know I will never have a hit single in America.

I've had a few ditty hits.

If any of our songs ever did make it on the top ten, I'd disband the group immediately.

We weren't One Hit Wonders. We had a few hits.

Nobody heard records of you playing whatever the melody was on those low strings. It worked out good, you know, about 25 or 26 million records later. I guess it worked out alright.

I'm not concerned at all to have a number one song or a top 10 or top 50 or top whatever.

Being promoted as a bubble-gum type artist that has one hit and it's all over is not something I want to do. I want a long career. I want to continue to play guitar and have as much guitar in there as possible in a commercial song without being too indulgent.

Having a Top 10 record changed my life a lot, you know?

The end game is always a hit song.

I'm glad 'Honest' came out right after 'Karate Chop,' because I don't want to be seen as a one-hit wonder.

I just want to make good music, and as long as I'm happy with it, the charting isn't that important to me. Although, the best feeling is having a song you're very happy with and also having it at Number One!

All I ever wanted to do was write songs, and I just dreamed of putting out an album and having a single that maybe did alright.

I've been working at this for a while now, so seeing the success of 'Sweet but Psycho' is kind of mind-blowing, but it's exciting.

I thought my second record was good, but it didn't have that smash hit we did on the first one that somehow found its way onto tons of formats of radio stations.

Obviously, getting a number in the charts is a nice thing but the cherry on the cake rather than the main cake.

Did Amy Winehouse have a hit single from 'Frank?' I love 'Frank,' but people didn't really pay attention to her until 'Back to Black.' So no, I haven't had a hit single. I personally am not bothered about that.

Anything can wait for a hit record. That, after all, is what everyone wants at the end of the day.

A moment for me that changed everything was hearing my song on the radio for the first time.

I wanted to be the country version of Stevie Nicks, but before you knew it, I was heading in a pop direction, touring the world, having No. 1 singles, and loving every minute of it.

My first break was in my home country with some pop songs that became hits, writing for French singers Christophe & Francoise Hardy, which became hits.

I want every song on it to be a hit.

The first hit record is easy compared to the second one. You've got to have two for momentum. If you have three, you're pretty much made. But one isn't enough.

It's very satisfying when you see your song at the top of the charts.

One thing that I do want to say is Drake, as an artist, anybody has to respect him. He's in the game, and he's been in the game - he has longevity, even if he doesn't write or writes his music.