Ludwig Goransson Quotes

Man, I was scared. I didn't know what to think. All of a sudden, I got a record climbing the charts, and I'm out in the streets. You know, workin' on the docks. And the first week, it sold something like 40,000 in New Orleans.

It was so simple in the old days. You put out an album, people promoted it, it got in the charts, and you had a hit.

My hits are not hits.

When our video of 'Smooth Criminal' came out, suddenly we started getting all kinds of offers. We were getting calls from TV shows like 'Ellen DeGeneres' and from record labels.

A No. 1 record is hard to come by.

Being on the Hot 100 is absolutely amazing.

We were just hoping 'Prayin' for Daylight' wasn't a complete flop. Selling a million records wasn't even in our wildest thoughts.

Once we put 'So Anxious' out, it was a wrap.

Now that I'm with RCA, they were able to get radio on board, and it's just really awesome to see their support and 'What Ifs' going to No. 1.

I can work my butt off and create an album that's wonderful, but if it's never played and never given the outlet, it won't succeed.

We used to call it recurrent airplay when someone had a hit.

We had an EP out and all of a sudden we find record companies are interested in us, and we're thinking, 'Oh, that's really nice, but we don't think we're ready for it.'

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.

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

The music sold itself before anybody knew who I was.

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 know, if nobody knows who you are, nobody's going to buy your record.

Good bands won't get famous anymore unless they get really lucky.

The music business is rougher than the movie business. In film you get noticed in a small role, even in a movie that bombs. But in records you better have that hit or else it's 'See you later.'

I don't get the airplay that one in my position deserves. 'Twist and Shout' gets more airplay than 'The Twist,' and that's not right.

Often, it's the little things, like the title of a song, that can make a huge difference in its success.

I've been able to experience so many things since I've had my record deal.

I got really noticed by record labels and that's how I got signed.

Before 'Panda,' I had a buzz already.

When you are a commercial music artist, your music depends on your popularity.