Rory Gallagher Quotes

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

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

Once you have a hit, it just becomes another old song.

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

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

I don't want to be a one-hit wonder.

I'm not a one-hit wonder as some suggest. I've had a couple of hits, but still, all of my hits were in the '70s. There was pretty much nothing in the '80s, '90s, or in the first full decade into the next millennium.

One song will launch you, but you don't want to be a one-song artist.

This whole 'X Factor' thing with people assuming I'm going to be a one-hit wonder - that won't happen with me.

When I started out I thought just hearing one of my records on the radio would be magical. Fortunately, that naivety has always stayed with me. Because when you've had massive success and it tapers off people lose interest in you. So you have to work even harder to generate interest.

I can choose to be a serious musician, but the sex symbol part is not up to me.

To be successful for a moment because of one movie doesn't mean anything.

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

The ultimate revenge is being on Top Of The Pops.

If it turns out to be a hit, well, good luck dealing with fame. And if it's not a hit and you can still survive and make music you believe in, well, then you're truly blessed. I think that's where we are now.

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

I can't just be the girl who sang 'I Kissed a Girl.' I have to leave a legacy.

One U.S. hit single and a hit T Shirt in 1985 does not a celebrity make.

After the first couple of years recording, I did a lot of praying. I said, 'Lord, please give me a hit.' I want one so bad.

You have a song, and people know it. It's like a calling card for you.

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

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.

It will shock many - I've lived a full life and really enjoyed my time as a pop star.

There's no pressure for me to go out there and say, I've got to have a top 40 hit because it's not going to happen.

I don't need to sell tons of records, but I want longevity. I want to make music for the rest of my life.