Kevin Gates Quotes

With every record I put out, I got a bit more success, a bigger following in cities I would play in, and occasionally a bit of radio play.

It's very, very exciting for me to hear my songs on the radio and to play shows and have people know the words.

Before, I was more concerned with getting on the radio, like many young artists.

But these days, I get a lot more attention and airplay from the Adult Contemporary and country radio stations, and I feel comfortable saying I'm a part of that.

The best part was watching Journey grow into this monster. The band was huge, playing these enormous gigs.

Having a first single is such a great opportunity for any artist... I'm very appreciative of the support country radio's given 'Could It Be.'

I wrote my first single, 'Keep Your Head Up,' and that's what got me on the radio and helped me develop a whole base around the country.

We've always existed regardless of how popular our band is. We've been around for a while, and we can tour regardless of whether there's a single on the radio or not.

I have a fan base. I've sold a million albums in country music. I've got fans out there who love my music and would like to hear more.

I feel like when I came in the game, I was more focused on like, 'yo how many times can I get on the radio?'

I figured the songs wouldn't make much of a splash. I didn't think 'Take Me To Church' would play on the radio or get in the charts, and I didn't think about dealing with a global audience.

I thought my second record was good, but it didn't have that smash hit we did on the first one that somehow found its way onto tons of formats of radio stations.

We strive to have new records. We strive to have new songs on the radio. That feels good that we can gain those new fans and still bring out our fans that have been with us for some of the ride or all of the ride.

I think it's really cool when any of your songs play on the radio for the first time.

When I put out 'Video Games' in May 2011, it was a 5:25-minute love song; I was surprised when a lot of people said they were listening to it. I was surprised when it went to the radio, without me even knowing how something like that even happens!

The song This Kiss was definitely my breakthrough song. After that, Breathe was my breakthrough album.

It's such a cycle. You'll see a rapper drop a song, and next thing you know, he's gone.

We've been really lucky. We've gotten a lot of airplay over the years. I guess people keep requesting our songs on the radio, because Lord knows I don't do a whole lot to promote myself.

I mean that'd be great if we could continue to be staples of alt-rock radio. I don't take that for granted.

I'm like a twenty-two-year-old kid in a new band trying to get noticed and break through, because the vast majority of people have never seen me play live.

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.

I think when you put a new record out, everyone has a song or two that they feel people will be moved by so much that radio will be forced to play it.

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

The music sold itself before anybody knew who I was.

How does a band like System of a Down get big?