James Arthur Quotes

If you look at Adele, the reason she did so well was she created great music. It wasn't about a clever marketing trick.

I want to sell out arenas and sell millions of records.

I never gave up on that idea, you know, that jazz musicians have the same opportunity as everybody else and that it's what you put on that record that makes the difference whether you sell it or not or are able to get it into people's households.

When you look at what people consider success in the music industry, it's just terrible music.

I come from such a small place, and I've always really thought that if you make good music, then people will find it.

I would love the record industry to be more receptive to my music but all they are interested in is style over content.

Priyanka and Red One made a great record that we think will stand on its own. People won't buy the music just because she is who she is. We want them to buy it because it's good.

I don't want to put my fate in country music fans; I'm too stubborn.

Commercial music, for the most part, is popular music and you always have to keep that in mind.

There's no difference in a lot of people's minds between good musicians and popular musicians.

Bands that say they don't care about how their records sell are liars.

I had no idea what to expect when we did Ladies' Night. I didn't think it was going to get nominated for a Grammy. I didn't know that we would have to perform on the MTV Awards show.

To come out in the music business, you only really get one shot. A lot of people get to play small gigs first, and build up that way, without anyone really seeing them.

But I never had that commercial opportunity to be played on the radio, so how could I be popular?

If I tried to make a commercial album, it would be a complete flop. I have no idea what the world at large likes.

The music sold itself before anybody knew who I was.

I'm one of those firm believers that good music will prevail.

I don't know if a song is going to be a hit or it's going to flop. I never know. I just do the music and if people like it, they like it.

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.

I don't have a problem being on 'MTV,' and I don't have a problem being on the radio. I actually like it. So there. And anyone that calls me a sell out is just jealous.

It's a bummer sometimes but I always believe that great bands and great music always prevail.

It doesn't matter how good you are as a band or how good your music may be; if the fans aren't supporting it and buying your music, it's hard to make it.

If there is a good musical reason, I think it might draw more attention and sell, though it is not guaranteed. To make a record without a musical reason, you have to either be a pop star who sells automatically or just be lucky.

If you're making music, you must want to turn other people on to it, whether you're number one in the charts or number 60. I don't know, that's a commercial thing, but just the fact that other people like you... there's no point in making music, otherwise. Otherwise, you might as well make it in your bedroom and leave it there.

When I put out a record or single I don't allow myself to set up expectations like, 'This song must be a number one hit. Its got to sell X amount of records.'