James Blunt Quotes

I never thought I would be singing for the world.

I was never going to give Mariah Carey any competition.

I've known the glory of the stage and the glory of the spotlight. I still crave it. I want to be on 'American Bandstand' and 'Soul Train' as a solo artist. As a producer, songwriter and arranger, I help other artists say what they want to say. But on my records, I say what I want to say.

I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don't want that no more. I like to perform every once in a while for people who want to see me, and cut albums of music that is what I'm really about.

As a kid, I dreamed of being a pop star, a glamorous woman and traveling the world. And I've done that all my life.

You need a bit more to be a pop star than just a good voice.

I actually like Taylor Swift. I admire what she's been able to do on some levels.

Hillbilly Rock' was the song that opened the door and gave me a reason to get a bus and a band and cowboy clothes to go out there and figure it out in front of everybody. And the hits started coming.

I will say it is funny that writing a song about not wanting to entertain people is what got me a career in entertainment.

I'ma continue to make records, continue to make hits, continue to be what I am, legendary.

What I always wanted to do was to be a rock star.

I don't really plan to be a pop star; I just want to be able to make music without the whole My Dad thing hanging over me, which everyone in my position goes through.

Growing up, I thought I was going to be Madonna. I wanted to be a pop star. I wanted to dance and sing.

I'm in a really lucky position where people will be interested in whatever I do, but what I do is sing.

I've only ever wanted to be a singer; I never wanted to be famous.

The rappers have gone in and created a lot of hit music based upon my influence. And they'll tell you if you ask.

You can only start a boyband if you kill one of the ones already out there.

I want as many people as possible to hear my music. I'm happy to entertain people by being a star.

I know that Kelly Clarkson is going to continue to have an important career. And I believe it will be a lasting one.

I know I'm a pop star. But sometime I'd like to be a rock star.

I just got a band together in mid-2012, and we played our first show in October of that year.

Who decides what is and what isn't punk? I want to write songs that people hear and feel, and I want to be successful and reach a big audience. I'm not trying to be the coolest guy in the world; I'm trying to write songs that mean something to people. As you get successful, sometimes you lose one set of fans and gain another.

I would have wanted to be a rock star, a lead singer, if I wasn't a model. I'd go touring in a bus with my band. In my next life, that's the plan.

They'll see it. And it doesn't matter if they don't. It's only Rock 'n' Roll. But I do intend to move more into the Mainstream. Marilyn Manson is just the First phase.

I'd love to be a rockstar.