Nancy Sinatra Quotes

You look at what One Direction has done and just say, 'That is just lucky;' it is not. It is happening because they are talented boys, good looking lads; and yes, their songs might not be the typical songs that lots of radios want to play, but they are great songs, pop records, that are massive across the world selling in huge numbers.

Fortunately, the music from the first record really connected with people, and I was really proud of that.

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

I think the greatest hip-hop artist of all time is Jay-Z, without a doubt. He just keeps amazing me with his performance, and since '96, that guy has been producing at least one hit every summer and every winter. That's a pretty good resume.

If it's a good song, it doesn't really matter if it's trendy or not. It will hit.

You've come to me now at this point in time, when The Neptunes are just now getting our light.

But now it's kind of a given that a 15-year-old would have a record deal and sell a quarter of a million records. No one's expecting her to answer any deep theological questions. And I'll tell you, I was asked some deep theological questions from the git-go.

It's pretty weird to me that our music is as popular as it is.

There's a lot of creativity in the industry, but I don't necessarily think that the most creative DJs or producers are always the biggest ones.

We always make music and continue to make hits.

I remember people telling me that at 5 1/2 minutes long, 'Lightning Crashes' would never be a hit song.

There's gonna be a lot of great songs, but there ain't going to be another 'Trap Queen.'

But what you realise after you've been in the business for a while is that people develop opinions about you that don't have anything to do with your music, they like or dislike you for a million reasons, they like or dislike you for your last record.

If it turns out to be a hit, well, good luck dealing with fame. And if it's not a hit and you can still survive and make music you believe in, well, then you're truly blessed. I think that's where we are now.

I want to be a soul singer.

We call 'Ain't No Mountain' the golden egg that landed us at Motown.

There are a lot of stuff on the record that I am thinking is generic but actually it is just as good as everybody else who is putting stuff out at the time.

In pop music, the public usually see the results - the hit records, the Grammy Awards performances, the concert tours - but not all the work that goes into getting into the spotlight. And not everyone realizes that, even if you have a lot of talent, chances are you won't make it.

It's always been difficult to make a good record. To be perfectly honest with you, it's really about the person that's pushing the buttons. No matter what type of equipment you have, you still have to have a certain talent to be able to make a good record.

I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet.

You never know until a song comes out and becomes what it becomes, obviously you can't predict how the masses will react.

James Morrison just had a new album come out and I think he's incredible. I'd love to work with him, his voice is insane.

People spend their careers trying to figure out what makes a hit single. But I learned a long time ago that you can't anticipate what people want, because it's always going to change.

Songs used to be short, then they became longer, and now they're getting shorter. But otherwise, music is about a beat and a message. If the beat gets to the audience, and the message touches them, you've got a hit.

When I'm making songs, I never call them hits. I knew 'Bandz A Make Her Dance' was a good record, but I never knew it was gonna be a hit.