Shura Quotes

We've made bad albums in the past, and people have bought them. I don't know. I don't care. I'm just grateful for it.

My aspirations aren't to sell millions of records, but to write really good songs.

I obviously appreciate all the fans I gained from my band, but there weren't enough of them to make me a very successful artist. To me, being successful is selling a lot of records and selling out big venues on tour, and it's not up to anyone else to decide what success is for me.

If people really like your music but you're not selling so many records, I don't think it really matters.

My goal was never to sell many records.

I don't care what people say about my relationship; I don't care what they say about my boobs. People are buying my songs; I have a sold-out tour. I'm getting incredible feedback from my music.

Selling another 10 million albums is not a priority. Putting out something you're proud of is.

No one told me I had to make something that would sell, but I personally want everyone to like my music.

I'm gonna be honest. I don't care about much. I care about people liking my music. I made it very far without nothing being on radio.

It is nice to make a record and people like it, and it's encouraging.

My first five albums were triple-platinum, and I played a lot of concerts.

I've sold a lot of records. I've sold, like, 150 million records, and I don't think I've had that many good reviews. It's one of those things that when you're really successful, critics hate you just because you're successful.

If the song makes it and people like it, then I guess that's all that matters, really.

I don't know why we sold a lot of records or why so many people came to see us. Like 'Sabotage' - would you put that song on, like, 'I'm gonna listen to that right now?' It's a weird choice.

I don't think about how much business my films will make.

Writers have always liked my stuff, pretty much. That's what I wanted - I think my goal wasn't to get rich and famous, necessarily, though I cared about that. I always thought, "Oh, this could be a hit," or "that will sell records." But the first thing I wanted was that people who knew a lot about music, or had taste-making qualities, they would like my stuff. Writers, people like that.

I'm not anti single. I'm not one of them niggas that say "Aww record sales ain't everything." No. I wanna sell good. I would love a platinum record on radio and charts.

I've never personally criticized anyone else's music, but I know that the public's real problem is not the music I make but the perception that I play simple music for money only and for the notoriety and to increase my popularity.

In the music industry, we value large success. I realized that while I would like that, that it's not what my writing is about. And if I start making it about that, it becomes impure.

It's dangerous to think too much about how a film will be received. Filmmaking is not a popularity contest. Some would disagree.

A Grammy is really nice, but having lots of fans is really nice, too. I think just getting a record out is a success on its own.

What does it mean to a person whose identity is very wrapped up in the music she makes, if her worth is measured by how many records she sells?

I don't do something because I think it will sell 30 million albums. I couldn't care less. If it sells one, it sells one.

We had a huge audience, we sold truckloads of albums. If we do something that's cool, people will listen to it. If we don't, we would be selling people short.

I don't care about the charts; I just want to make great music that I enjoy performing on stage and I'm proud of.