Randy Bachman Quotes

The artists in country music who stopped having hits are the ones who were led into something that wasn't them.

From doing Power Station, it was like, it's the same guys, but it doesn't sound like them. When we were in Duran, the labels and management wanted more Duran stuff so they could sell it.

Unless I've got Katy Perry on the cover of my CD, it's going to be tough to sell a lot of records.

You look at what One Direction has done and just say, 'That is just lucky;' it is not. It is happening because they are talented boys, good looking lads; and yes, their songs might not be the typical songs that lots of radios want to play, but they are great songs, pop records, that are massive across the world selling in huge numbers.

If I have a hit, then I hope the people who like the hit song go out and buy my album so they can hear it all.

You can be a supergroup without having good songs.

I'd never intended to write a Christmas hit - I was a serious musician!

Chance The Rapper makes some of the greatest music out, and he build his brand up organically, and the fans have reacted to it.

I have to write pretty songs; that's what gets them on the charts.

Ninety percent of the general public aren't gangstas, so all of the rappers aren't going to be gangstas.

I don't think that I'm a pop star. On paper, I'm bad at being a pop star with the conventional idea people have.

I've always wanted to release records in America. That's where I believe the music belongs, and the style and the eclectic musical mix that we put together kind of belongs here.

I really enjoy doing remixes, but I don't want to be known as just a 'remix artist' for the rest of my career.

The Raspberries had recorded some ballads on every one of our albums, but after 'Go All The Way' was successful Capital pretty much wanted to hear nothing but 'Go All The Way.'

One has to create music with mass appeal and not something which is niche. With niche music, you will only go a small distance.

We had to take full advantage of the fact that we wanted to be one of the most creative bands out there that's getting backed by one of the biggest companies.

I guess because we're essentially a two-man band, we're attracting Wham's crowd. But Wham! are more of a businessman's band.

When I sing a pop song, I'm a pop singer. When I sing a country song, I'm a country singer. I've been very lucky to cross over, because by doing that, you can't be pigeonholed.

I had a style before I was signed, but now I'm developing my commercial sound as well as trying to strike a balance between authentic music and music that the masses will love.

For songs to be big, I don't think there's a certain formula to it.

All record companies want big-selling records, and my music is a little too raw for commercial success.

A lot of people are trying to get me to go solo. It's just a thing I have to deal with a lot. Record labels are always trying to get me to go solo.

You got a lot of girls out there that can rhyme and are underground, but it's sex appeal that makes people really big.

I'm going to make the music I make regardless and it's always going to be driven by rhythm and blues and hopefully it becomes popular. But I don't cater to, like, 'OK, I want to make music that's going to fit in this pop world or go on the charts, etcetera, etcetera.' Hopefully, enough people like it so it becomes popular.

I had it just Lil Nas at first because every rapper has a 'lil' in front of his name, and that's funny to me. But then I got stuck with it because I already built a fan base at that point.