Peter Frampton Quotes

You're only as good as your last album.

And no, having the hits is just more work.

There's nothing weirder than when your band finally gets big and you're playing sold-out arenas and you're selling millions of records, and you dread being a part of it all. It wasn't some master plan to go solo. I was just like, I would rather do my own thing, be happy, and have it be ten times less popular. That was really it. It just wasn't fun, the stress.

Music is my main goal, but I'm not going to rush a record out. There are so many actors who have come out with albums these days. I don't want to do it because it's the thing to do. I want to wait until the time is right.

It's really difficult to navigate attention and stardom and celebrity status and still try to maintain yourself and hold onto your intelligence and integrity. It's really challenging.

I think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it's a lot of work. It's work to be a star. I don't enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process.

I don't think I'd get caught up in the crazy side of the music industry because it's just not in my nature.

If you can't handle the responsibility of a hit single, don't write one.

They say you can do honest, sincere work for decades, but you're given in general a 10-year period when what you do touches the zeitgeist - when you're relevant. And I'm aware of that, and I don't want my time to go by.

In Hollywood - in Hollywood, you're as good as your last picture.

Selling eight million copies of your first album will mess you up.

I think it would be nice to sell 15 million albums as a solo artist. I'd have to deal with all the repercussions of that, but that wouldn't be too bad.

Even if you are a best-seller you feel insecure because it is all so unpredictable.

After my first record came out, I read everything. I was so amazed that I was in the press.

Success is never bad in Hollywood. It is what you do with success that will dog you.

It would be nice if you have a hit. But I don't think it's necessary to continue with my career at this point.

But once you become successful, everyone has an idea of what you should do.

The music industry is really funny, when you have a hit record, everyone knows who are you, everyone wants to do duets with you, then if you have a miss, people suffer from amnesia.

The soundtrack of O Brother is the most publicity I've gotten. I don't feel that I have lost any of my old fans, but I have gained new ones.

People who have achieved a public voice find it a mixed bag.

I do want to sell as many records and win as many awards as I can. The awards though, they don't necessarily determine if you're good or not. I know that now.

Chart positions aren't the be all and end all.

I wouldn't mind being popular in other ways, but not with music.

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you're trying to be famous, your work usually suffers.

If the public likes you, you're good.